Proverbs 25:13:5Prov.25.13.W5TAB
נֶ֭אֱמָן
neeman
“faithful”
- Transliteration
- ne-e-MAN
- Extended
- neh-eh-MAAN
- IPA
- /nɛ.ʔɛˈmaːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- faithful
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ne-e-MAN
- phraseyour reading level
TSIR ne-e-MAN le-sho-le-KHAV
- clause
ke-tsin-NAT-SHE-leg be-YOM ka-TSIR TSIR ne-e-MAN le-sho-le-KHAV
- sentence
ke-tsin-NAT-SHE-leg be-YOM ka-TSIR TSIR ne-e-MAN le-sho-le-KHAV ve-NE-fesh a-do-NAV ya-SHIV
Exegesis
In the second clause, tzir {צִיר | ṣîr} ‘messenger’ forms a construct chain with neeman {נֶאֱמָן | ne-ʾê-man} ‘trustworthy’, preserving the Hebrew noun–adjective order.
Root and etymology
aleph–mem–nuna-m-n
“to be firm, trustworthy”
In context — Proverbs 25:13
As the cold of snow in the day of harvest , so is a faithful messenger to those who send him; and he restores the soul of his masters.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 25:13:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 25:13, so the Hebrew word נֶ֭אֱמָן (neeman) 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.25.13.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.25.13.W5.S1) and character.