Proverbs 27:9:4Prov.27.9.W4TAB
וּמֶ֥תֶק
umetek
“and sweetness”
- Transliteration
- u-ME-tek
- Extended
- oo-MEH-tehk
- IPA
- /uˈmɛ.θɛq/
Meaning by language
- English
- and sweetness
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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Word in context
- word
u-ME-tek
- phraseyour reading level
u-ME-tek re-E-HU
- clause
u-ME-tek re-E-HU me-a-TSAT-na-FESH
- sentence
SHE-men u-ke-TO-ret ye-sa-ME-akh-LEV u-ME-tek re-E-HU me-a-TSAT-na-FESH
Exegesis
In the second pair, u-metek re’ehu {וּמֶתֶק רֵעֵהוּ | ū-me-tek rê-’ê-hû} ‘the sweetness of a friend’ parallels me-atzat-nafesh {מֵעֲצַת־נָפֶשׁ | me-ʿa-ṣat nā-pheš} ‘from counsel of the soul’. The construct chain in me-ʿa-ṣat nā-pheš links counsel tightly to soul, highlighting depth and sincerity. The coordinating conjunction w- binds the parallel members, preserving poetic balance. The translation mirrors this structure by maintaining parallel syntax and coordination in English.
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 27:9:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 27:9, so the Hebrew word וּמֶ֥תֶק (umetek) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.27.9.W4.S1) and character.