Proverbs 27:19:1Prov.27.19.W1TAB
כַּ֭מַּיִם
kamayim
“like the waters”
- Transliteration
- ka-MA-yim
- Extended
- kah-MAH-yihm
- IPA
- /kamˈmajim/
Meaning by language
- English
- like the waters
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ka-MA-yim
- clause
ka-MA-yim ha-pa-NIM la-pa-NIM
- sentence
ka-MA-yim ha-pa-NIM la-pa-NIM KEN LEV-ha-a-DAM la-a-DAM
Exegesis
The proverb employs a Hebrew simile introduced by kamayim {כַּמַּיִם | kammāyim} ‘as water,’ drawing a parallel between a physical reflection and inner disposition.
Root and etymology
m-y-m
“water, fluid”
In context — Proverbs 27:19
As water reflects face to face, so the heart of a man reflects him.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 27:19:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 27:19, so the Hebrew word כַּ֭מַּיִם (kamayim) 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.27.19.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.27.19.W1.S1) and character.