Proverbs 26:8:3Prov.26.8.W3TAB
בְּמַרְגֵּמָ֑ה
bemargema
“in a sling”
- Transliteration
- be-mar-GE-ma
- Extended
- beh-mahr-GEE-mah
- IPA
- /bər.ɣɛːˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in a sling
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-mar-GE-ma
- clause
kits-ROR E-ven be-mar-GE-ma
- sentence
kits-ROR E-ven be-mar-GE-ma ken-NO-ten likh-SIL ka-VOD
Exegesis
The noun phrase eben bemargemah {אֶ֭בֶן בְּמַרְגֵּמָ֑ה | ’e·ḇen bə-mar-gê-mâ} ‘a stone in a sling’ paints vivid imagery.
In context — Proverbs 26:8
Like someone binding a stone in a sling , so is the one who bestows honor on a fool .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 26:8:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 26:8, so the Hebrew word בְּמַרְגֵּמָ֑ה (bemargema) 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.26.8.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.26.8.W3.S1) and character.