Proverbs 30:33:5Prov.30.33.W5TAB
חֶמְאָ֗ה
kheme
“curds or butter”
- Transliteration
- khem-E
- Extended
- khehm-EH
- IPA
- /ħɛmˈʔaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- curds or butter
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
khem-E
- clause
KI MITS kha-LAV yo-TSI khem-E u-MITS-AF yo-TSI DAM
- sentence
KI MITS kha-LAV yo-TSI khem-E u-MITS-AF yo-TSI DAM u-MITS a-PA-yim yo-TSI RIV
Exegesis
Each clause begins with the noun mits {מִ֪יץ | mîṣ} ‘pressing,’ followed by the Hiphil imperfect yoṣîʾ {י֘וֹצִ֤יא | yōṣîʾ} ‘it brings forth,’ and concludes with result nouns ḥeməʾāh {חֶמְאָ֗ה | ḥeməʾāh} ‘curds,’ dām {דָ֑ם | dām} ‘blood,’ or rîḇ {רִֽיב | rîḇ} ‘strife.’
Root and etymology
Rootḥ-m-ʾ
“curdled milk”
In context — Proverbs 30:33
For the pressing of milk brings forth curds, the pressing of the nose brings forth blood, and pressing anger brings forth strife .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 30:33:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 30:33, so the Hebrew word חֶמְאָ֗ה (kheme) 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.30.33.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.30.33.W5.S1) and character.