Proverbs 27:6:1Prov.27.6.W1TAB
נֶ֭אֱמָנִים
neemanim
“faithful or trustworthy {ones}”
- Transliteration
- ne-e-ma-NIM
- Extended
- neh-eh-maa-NEEM
- IPA
- /nɛ.ʔɛmaːˈniːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- faithful or trustworthy {ones}
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
ne-e-ma-NIM
- clause
ne-e-ma-NIM pits-E o-HEV
- sentence
ne-e-ma-NIM pits-E o-HEV ve-na-te-ROT ne-shi-KOT so-NE
Exegesis
The verse opens with the participle ne'emanim {נֶ֭אֱמָנִים | neʾəmānîm} ‘trustworthy’ as a predicate adjective, followed by the construct chain pitz'ei ohev {פִּצְעֵי אוֹהֵב | pǝṣ'ē̂ ’ōhēv} ‘wounds of a friend’.
Root and etymology
RootAleph-Mem-Nun
“to be firm, reliable”
In context — Proverbs 27:6
Faithful are the wounds of a friend , but profuse are the kisses of an enemy .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 27:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 27:6, so the Hebrew word נֶ֭אֱמָנִים (neemanim) 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.27.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.27.6.W1.S1) and character.