Proverbs 24:21:4Prov.24.21.W4TAB
עִם־שׁ֝וֹנִ֗ים
imshonim
“with changers or those who do otherwise”
- Transliteration
- IM-SHO-nim
- Extended
- ihm-SHOH-nihm
- IPA
- /ʕim.ʃoːˈniːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- with changers or those who do otherwise
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| 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
IM-SHO-nim
- clause
IM-SHO-nim AL-TIT-e-RA-v
- sentence
ye-RA-ET-ye-ho-VAH be-NI va-ME-lekh IM-SHO-nim AL-TIT-e-RA-v
Exegesis
The prepositional participle im-šônîm {עִם־שׁ֝וֹנִ֗ים | ʿim-šônîm} designates those prone to change, and the negative imperative al-titʿārāḇ {אַל־תִּתְעָרָֽב | ʾal-tit-ʿārāḇ} in the Hitpael stem emphasizes reflexive avoidance. English renders the parallel imperatives and maintains the coordination of objects to reflect the Hebrew structure.
Root and etymology
Š-N-Hš-n-h
“to change, alter”
In context — Proverbs 24:21
My son, fear the LORD and the king. Do not join with the changers .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 24:21:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 24:21, so the Hebrew word עִם־שׁ֝וֹנִ֗ים (imshonim) 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.24.21.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.24.21.W4.S1) and character.