Proverbs 26:1:3Prov.26.1.W3TAB
וְכַמָּטָ֥ר
vekhamatar
“and like rain”
- Transliteration
- ve-kha-ma-TAR
- Extended
- veh-khah-mah-TAAR
- IPA
- /vəxam.maˈtˤaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- and like rain
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-kha-ma-TAR
- phraseyour reading level
ve-kha-ma-TAR ba-ka-TSIR
- clause
ka-SHE-leg ba-ka-YITS ve-kha-ma-TAR ba-ka-TSIR
- sentence
ka-SHE-leg ba-ka-YITS ve-kha-ma-TAR ba-ka-TSIR KEN LO-NA-ve likh-SIL ka-VOD
Exegesis
The verse begins with a double simile introduced by ka- {כַּ | ka} ‘like’, pairing sheleg {שֶּׁלֶג | šelêg} ‘snow’ in qayits {קַיִץ | qayîṣ} ‘summer’ and matar {מַטָּר | māṭṭār} ‘rain’ in katsir {קָצִיר | qāṣîr} ‘harvest’. This juxtaposition of elements contrary to seasonal norms establishes a pattern of incongruity.
In context — Proverbs 26:1
Like snow in summer and rain at harvest, honor is out of place for a fool .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 26:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 26:1, so the Hebrew word וְכַמָּטָ֥ר (vekhamatar) 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.26.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.26.1.W3.S1) and character.