Proverbs 25:26:1Prov.25.26.W1TAB
מַעְיָ֣ן
maeyan
“a spring”
- Transliteration
- MA-e-yan
- Extended
- MAH-eh-yahn
- IPA
- /maʕˈjaːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- a spring
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
MA-e-yan
- clause
MA-e-yan nir-PA-s u-ma-KOR mash-KHAT
- sentence
MA-e-yan nir-PA-s u-ma-KOR mash-KHAT tsa-DIK MAT lif-ne-RA-sha
Exegesis
The proverb opens with a comparative simile using spring {מַעְיָן | ma‛yān} and fountain {מָקוֹר | maqôr}, both described by Niphal participles (nirp̄āš and māšḥāt) to show their degraded state.
Root and etymology
ע־י־ן
“spring”
In context — Proverbs 25:26
Like a muddied spring and a ruined fountain, so is the righteous who falls before the wicked .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 25:26:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 25:26, so the Hebrew word מַעְיָ֣ן (maeyan) 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.25.26.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.25.26.W1.S1) and character.