Proverbs 23:29:1Prov.23.29.W1TAB
לְמִ֨י
lemi
“to whom”
- Transliteration
- le-MI
- Extended
- leh-MEE
- IPA
- /ləˈmiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to whom
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
le-MI
- phraseyour reading level
le-MI OI le-MI a-VOI
- clause
le-MI OI le-MI a-VOI le-MI ma-do-NIM mi-de-ya-NIM le-MI SI-akh le-MI pe-TSA-EEM khi-NAM
- sentence
le-MI OI le-MI a-VOI le-MI ma-do-NIM mi-de-ya-NIM le-MI SI-akh le-MI pe-TSA-EEM khi-NAM le-MI khakh-li-LUT e-NA-yim
Exegesis
The verse employs a series of rhetorical questions introduced by the interrogative preposition lemî {לְמִי | lə-mî} ‘to whom?’, creating a cumulative effect.
In context — Proverbs 23:29
For whom is woe, for whom is sorrow, for whom are contentions, for whom are disputes, for whom is complaining, for whom are wounds without cause, for whom is redness of eyes?
About this coordinate
Proverbs 23:29:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 23:29, so the Hebrew word לְמִ֨י (lemi) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Prov.23.29.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.23.29.W1.S1) and character.