Proverbs 24:7:1Prov.24.7.W1TAB
רָאמ֣וֹת
ramot
“high things”
- Transliteration
- ra-MOT
- Extended
- raa-MOHT
- IPA
- /raːˈmoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- high things
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ra-MOT
- clause
ra-MOT le-e-VIL kha-khe-MOT
- sentence
ra-MOT le-e-VIL kha-khe-MOT ba-SHA-ar LO yif-Takh-PI-hu
Exegesis
The verse begins with the metaphor ramot {רָאמ֣וֹת | rā-mōṯ} ‘heights’ functioning as the plural predicate, followed by the indirect object le'eviyl {לֶֽאֱוִ֣יל | le-ʾĕ-ṿîl} ‘for a fool’ indicating the morally deficient subject.
Root and etymology
ר-ו-מ
“to be high or exalted”
In context — Proverbs 24:7
Wisdom is too high for a fool; at the gate he does not open his mouth .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 24:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 24:7, so the Hebrew word רָאמ֣וֹת (ramot) 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.24.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.24.7.W1.S1) and character.