Proverbs 26:23:2Prov.26.23.W2TAB
סִ֭יגִים
sigim
“dross”
- Transliteration
- SI-gim
- Extended
- SEE-gihm
- 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
KE-sef SI-gim me-tsu-PE al-KHA-res
- sentence
KE-sef SI-gim me-tsu-PE al-KHA-res se-fa-TA-yim dol-KIM ve-lev-RA
Exegesis
The verse begins with the construct phrase keseph sigim {כֶּ֣סֶף סִ֭יגִים | kĕ-sĕp̄ sĭ-gĭm} ‘silver dross’, painting the image of a cheap residue hiding true worth.
Root and etymology
s-g-msamekh–gimel–mem
“dregs”
In context — Proverbs 26:23
Like silver dross laid over a potsherd, so are burning lips and a wicked heart .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 26:23:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 26:23, so the Hebrew word סִ֭יגִים (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.26.23.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.26.23.W2.S1) and character.