Proverbs 26:12:7Prov.26.12.W7TAB
מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃
mimenu
“than for him”
- Transliteration
- mi-ME-nu
- Extended
- mih-MEH-noo
- IPA
- /mimˈmɛn.nuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- than for him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
mi-ME-nu
- phraseyour reading level
likh-SIL mi-ME-nu
- clause
tik-VA likh-SIL mi-ME-nu
- sentence
ra-I-ta ISH kha-KHAM be-E-NAI-v tik-VA likh-SIL mi-ME-nu
Exegesis
The second clause lacks an explicit verb; tikvah {תִּקְוָ֖ה | ṯî-qə-wāh} ‘hope’ functions as an implied subject in a comparative structure introduced by lə-kə-sîl {לִכְסִ֣יל | lə-kə-sîl} ‘for a fool’ and modified by mimmēnû {מִמֶּֽנּוּ | mimmēnû} ‘than him’. This elliptical construction heightens the contrast between the overconfident and the inherently hopeful fool. The insertion of “more” in English mirrors the Hebrew comparative intensity and preserves the balance of parallelism.
In context — Proverbs 26:12
Do you see a man wise in his own eyes ? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 26:12:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 26:12, so the Hebrew word מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ (mimenu) 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.26.12.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.26.12.W7.S1) and character.