Proverbs 24:19:2Prov.24.19.W2TAB
בַּמְּרֵעִ֑ים
bammereim
“against evildoers”
- Transliteration
- bam-me-re-IM
- Extended
- bahm-meh-reh-EEM
- IPA
- /bam.məreːˈʕiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- against evildoers
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
bam-me-re-IM
- clause
al-tit-KHAR bam-me-re-IM
- sentence
al-tit-KHAR bam-me-re-IM al-te-kan-NE bar-sha-IM
Exegesis
The first clause employs the reflexive Hitpael imperfect titchar {תִּתְחַ֥ר | tiṯ-ḥǎr} ‘become heated’, followed by the prepositional phrase ba-mə-rē-ʿîm {בַּמְּרֵעִים | ba-mə-rē-ʿîm} ‘at the evildoers’, where the plural participle functions substantively.
Root and etymology
r-ʿ-ʿ
“to act wickedly, do evil”
In context — Proverbs 24:19
Do not fret at the evildoers , and do not envy the wicked .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 24:19:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 24:19, so the Hebrew word בַּמְּרֵעִ֑ים (bammereim) 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.24.19.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.24.19.W2.S1) and character.