Proverbs 27:16:4Prov.27.16.W4TAB
יְמִינ֣וֹ
yemino
“his right hand”
- Transliteration
- ye-mi-NO
- Extended
- yeh-mih-NOH
- IPA
- /jəmiːˈnoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his right hand
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
ye-mi-NO
- phraseyour reading level
ye-mi-NO yik-RA
- clause
ve-SHE-men ye-mi-NO yik-RA
- sentence
tso-fe-NE-ha tsa-FAN-ru-akh ve-SHE-men ye-mi-NO yik-RA
Exegesis
Two parallel similes follow, each linked by the conjunction and: tsapan-ruaḥ {צָֽפַן־ר֑וּחַ | tsāpan-rûaḥ} ‘restraining wind’ and the noun phrase shemen yəmînô {וְשֶׁ֖מֶן יְמִינ֣וֹ | wəšemen yəmînô} ‘oil in his right hand’. The maqqef binds tsapan and ruach into a single unit, emphasizing the unity of the action.
In context — Proverbs 27:16
Whoever restrains her is like restraining the wind, and oil in his right hand calls out .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 27:16:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 27:16, so the Hebrew word יְמִינ֣וֹ (yemino) 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.27.16.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.27.16.W4.S1) and character.