Proverbs 30:28:1Prov.30.28.W1TAB
שְׂ֭מָמִית
semamit
“lizard”
- Transliteration
- se-ma-MIT
- Extended
- seh-maa-MEET
- IPA
- /səmaːˈmiːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- lizard
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
se-ma-MIT
- clause
se-ma-MIT be-ya-DA-yim te-tap-PES
- sentence
se-ma-MIT be-ya-DA-yim te-tap-PES ve-HI be-hekh-LE ME-lekh
Exegesis
It begins with the noun semamit {שְׂ֭מָמִית | śə-mā-mîṯ} ‘lizard’ followed by the instrumental phrase beyadayim {בְּיָדַ֣יִם | bə-yā-ḏā-yim} ‘with hands,’ which functions as an instrument complement to the verb tetappes {תְּתַפֵּ֑שׂ | ṯə-ta-pēś} ‘she takes hold.’
Root and etymology
Rootsamekh–mem–mem
“to lie desolate”
In context — Proverbs 30:28
The lizard takes hold with the hands, yet she dwells in the palaces of a king .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 30:28:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 30:28, so the Hebrew word שְׂ֭מָמִית (semamit) 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.30.28.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.30.28.W1.S1) and character.