Proverbs 25:4:2Prov.25.4.W2TAB
סִיגִ֣ים
sigim
“dross”
- Transliteration
- si-GIM
- Extended
- sih-GEEM
- IPA
- /siːˈɣiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- dross
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| 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
si-GIM
- clause
HA-go si-GIM mik-ka-SEF
- sentence
HA-go si-GIM mik-ka-SEF va-ye-TSE la-tso-REF ke-LI
Exegesis
Its object sigim {סִיגִים | sî-gîm} ‘dross’ specifies the impurities to be swept away.
In context — Proverbs 25:4
Remove the dross from the silver, and a vessel will come out for the refiner .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 25:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 25:4, so the Hebrew word סִיגִ֣ים (sigim) 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.25.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.25.4.W2.S1) and character.