Proverbs 30:4:10Prov.30.4.W10TAB
מִ֭י
mi
“who”
- Transliteration
- MI
- Extended
- MEE
- IPA
- /ˈmiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- who
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
MI
- phraseyour reading level
MI he-KIM kol-af-SE-a-RETS
- clause
MI a-LA-sha-MA-yim va-YE-rad MI a-SAF-RU-akh be-khof-NA-v MI tsa-RAR-ma-Yim ba-sim-LA MI he-KIM kol-af-SE-a-RETS
- sentence
MI a-LA-sha-MA-yim va-YE-rad MI a-SAF-RU-akh be-khof-NA-v MI tsa-RAR-ma-Yim ba-sim-LA MI he-KIM kol-af-SE-a-RETS ma-she-MO u-MA-shem-be-NO KI te-DA
Exegesis
The verse opens with an asyndetic series of interrogatives using mi {מִי | mî} ‘who’ to challenge the reader with divine feats.
Root and etymology
Rootchet–kaph–mem
“wise”
In context — Proverbs 30:4
Who has ascended to the heavens and descended? Who has gathered the wind in His fists ? Who has bound the waters in the garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name, and what is the name of His son, if you know?
About this coordinate
Proverbs 30:4:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Proverbs 30:4, so the Hebrew word מִ֭י (mi) 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.30.4.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.30.4.W10.S1) and character.