Proverbs 27:12:5Prov.27.12.W5TAB
פְּ֝תָאיִ֗ם
petaim
“simple ones or naive ones”
- Transliteration
- pe-ta-IM
- Extended
- peh-taa-EEM
- IPA
- /pə.taːˈʔiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- simple ones or naive ones
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
pe-ta-IM
- clause
pe-ta-IM a-ve-RU ne-e-na-SHU
- sentence
A-RUM ra-A ra-A nis-TAHR pe-ta-IM a-ve-RU ne-e-na-SHU
Exegesis
In the second hemistich, antithetic parallelism contrasts peta’yim {פְּ֝תָאיִ֗ם | pəṭā’îym} “the simple ones” with the prudent, as the Qal perfect avru {עָבְר֥וּ | ‘āḇrû} “go on” is followed by the Niphal perfect ne’enashu {נֶעֱנָֽשׁוּ | ne‘ənāšû} “are punished,” emphasizing the inevitable consequence of ignoring warning.
Root and etymology
Rootpe–tav–heh
“to be open, naive”
In context — Proverbs 27:12
The prudent perceives danger and takes refuge, but the simple go on and suffer punishment .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 27:12:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 27:12, so the Hebrew word פְּ֝תָאיִ֗ם (petaim) 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.27.12.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.27.12.W5.S1) and character.