Proverbs 27:15:7Prov.27.15.W7TAB
מִ֝דְיָנִ֗ים
midyanim
“quarrels”
- Transliteration
- mid-ya-NIM
- Extended
- mihd-yah-NEEM
- IPA
- /mid.jaːˈniːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- quarrels
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| 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
mid-ya-NIM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-E-shet me-do-NIM mid-ya-NIM
- clause
ve-E-shet me-do-NIM mid-ya-NIM nish-ta-VA
- sentence
DE-lef to-RED be-YOM sag-re-RIR ve-E-shet me-do-NIM mid-ya-NIM nish-ta-VA
Exegesis
The construct chain ve-eshet midyanim {וְאֵ֥שֶׁת מִדְיָנִ֗ים | wə-ʾē-šeṯ mid-yā-nîm} ‘and a woman of quarrels’ pairs a feminine singular noun with a masculine plural construct to denote habitual contention.
Root and etymology
d-y-ndalet–yod–nun
“to judge, to contend”
In context — Proverbs 27:15
A steady dripping on a rainy day and a quarrelsome woman are alike.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 27:15:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 27:15, so the Hebrew word מִ֝דְיָנִ֗ים (midyanim) 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.27.15.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.27.15.W7.S1) and character.