Proverbs 27:9:1Prov.27.9.W1TAB
שֶׁ֣מֶן
shemen
“oil”
- Transliteration
- SHE-men
- Extended
- SHEH-mehn
- IPA
- /ˈʃɛ.mɛn/
Meaning by language
- English
- oil
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
SHE-men
- clause
SHE-men u-ke-TO-ret ye-sa-ME-akh-LEV
- sentence
SHE-men u-ke-TO-ret ye-sa-ME-akh-LEV u-ME-tek re-E-HU me-a-TSAT-na-FESH
Exegesis
The first pair, shemen {שֶׁמֶן | šĕ-men} ‘oil’ and ketoret {קְטֹרֶת | qə-ṭō-reṯ} ‘incense’, functions as parallel agents that make the heart rejoice.
Root and etymology
Rootš-m-n
“oil, richness”
In context — Proverbs 27:9
Oil and incense make the heart rejoice, and the sweetness of a friend comes from the counsel of the soul .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 27:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 27:9, so the Hebrew word שֶׁ֣מֶן (shemen) 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.27.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.27.9.W1.S1) and character.