Proverbs 26:22:3Prov.26.22.W3TAB
כְּמִֽתְלַהֲמִ֑ים
kemitlahamim
“like tasty morsels”
- Transliteration
- ke-mit-la-ha-MIM
- Extended
- keh-mihth-lah-hah-MEEM
- IPA
- /kəmit.la.hăˈmiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- like tasty morsels
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| 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
ke-mit-la-ha-MIM
- clause
div-RE nir-GAN ke-mit-la-ha-MIM
- sentence
div-RE nir-GAN ke-mit-la-ha-MIM ve-HEM yar-DU kha-DRE-va-TEN
Exegesis
The comparison employs kemitlahamim {כְּמִתְלַהֲמִים | kə·mit·lă·hă·mîm} ‘like dainty morsels’, emphasizing the enticing yet harmful nature of slander.
Root and etymology
l-h-mlamed–heh–mem
“to devour greedily”
In context — Proverbs 26:22
The words of a whisperer are like choice morsels; they go down to the chambers of the belly .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 26:22:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 26:22, so the Hebrew word כְּמִֽתְלַהֲמִ֑ים (kemitlahamim) 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.26.22.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.26.22.W3.S1) and character.