Proverbs 25:4:2Prov.25.4.W2TAB

סִיגִ֣ים

sigim

dross

Transliteration
si-GIM
Extended
sih-GEEM
IPA
/siːˈɣiːm/

Meaning by language

English
dross

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Result
סִי + גִ֣ים
si + gim
sigim

Alphabet Analysis

Samekhs as in sit
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Gimelg as in good
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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Word in context

  1. word

    si-GIM

  2. clause

    HA-go si-GIM mik-ka-SEF

  3. 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 contextProverbs 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.