Proverbs 28:4:8Prov.28.4.W8TAB
בָֽם׃
vam
“against them or with them”
- Transliteration
- VAM
- Extended
- VAAM
- IPA
- /ˈvaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- against them or with them
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
VAM
- phraseyour reading level
yit-ga-RU VAM
- clause
ve-sho-me-RE to-RA yit-ga-RU VAM
- sentence
o-ze-VE to-RA ye-hal-le-LU ra-SHA ve-sho-me-RE to-RA yit-ga-RU VAM
Exegesis
The conjunction vav in veshomrei torah {וְשֹׁומְרֵי תּוֹרָה | wə-šom-rê tō-rāh} marks the adversative second clause, with the Hitpael imperfect yitgaru {יִתְגָּ֥רוּ | yit-gā-rū} ‘they contend’ governing the prepositional phrase bam {בָֽם | bām} ‘against them’. The repetition of torah ‘instruction’ frames the moral polarity, while the participial subjects and imperfect verbs convey ongoing behavior patterns and active resistance to wrongdoing.
In context — Proverbs 28:4
Those who forsake the law praise the wicked , but those who keep the law contend with them, engaging in active opposition .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 28:4:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Proverbs 28:4, so the Hebrew word בָֽם׃ (vam) 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.28.4.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.28.4.W8.S1) and character.