Proverbs 29:26:4Prov.29.26.W4TAB
וּ֝מֵיְהוָ֗ה
umeyehovah
“but from the LORD”
- Transliteration
- u-me-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- oo-mee-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /uːmeːjəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- but from the LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-me-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
u-me-ye-ho-VAH mish-PAT-ISH
- sentence
ra-BIM me-vak-SHIM pe-NE-MO-shel u-me-ye-ho-VAH mish-PAT-ISH
Exegesis
The adversative conjunction ū {וּ | ū} introduces a contrast with the prepositional expression me-YHWH {מֵיְהוָה | mê-Yə-hō-wāh} ‘from the LORD,’ attributing the source of mishpat {מִשְׁפָּט | miš-pā-ṭ} ‘judgment’ to divine authority.
Root and etymology
h-y-hHeh–Yod–Heh
“to be, exist”
In context — Proverbs 29:26
Many seek the favor of a ruler, but from the LORD comes the judgment of a person .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 29:26:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 29:26, so the Hebrew word וּ֝מֵיְהוָ֗ה (umeyehovah) 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.29.26.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.29.26.W4.S1) and character.