Proverbs 24:22:1Prov.24.22.W1TAB
כִּֽי־פִ֭תְאֹם
kifitom
“for suddenly”
- Transliteration
- KI-fit-OM
- Extended
- KEE-fihth-OHM
- IPA
- /kiː.fɪtˈʔoːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- for suddenly
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KI-fit-OM
- clause
KI-fit-OM ya-KUM e-DAM
- sentence
KI-fit-OM ya-KUM e-DAM u-FID she-NE-hem MI yo-DE-a
Exegesis
The verse begins with the causal conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} ‘for’, linking the warning to the preceding advice.
The temporal adverb pit’om {פִתְאֹם | pitʾōm} ‘suddenly’ intensifies the immediacy of the event.
Root and etymology
p-t-ʾpe–tav–aleph
“suddenness”
In context — Proverbs 24:22
For their calamity will arise suddenly, and the ruin of both of them—who knows?
About this coordinate
Proverbs 24:22:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 24:22, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־פִ֭תְאֹם (kifitom) 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.24.22.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.24.22.W1.S1) and character.