Proverbs 31:2:3Prov.31.2.W3TAB
וּ֝מֶה
ume
“and what”
- Transliteration
- u-ME
- Extended
- oo-MEH
- IPA
- /uːˈmɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and what
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-ME
- clause
u-ME bar-ne-da-RAI
- sentence
MA-be-RI u-MA-bar-bit-NE u-ME bar-ne-da-RAI
Exegesis
The verse is structured as a tricolon of vocative questions with mah {מַה | māh} ‘what’ introducing each address.
In context — Proverbs 31:2
What, my son? And what, son of my womb ? And what, son of my vows ?
About this coordinate
Proverbs 31:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 31:2, so the Hebrew word וּ֝מֶה (ume) 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.31.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.31.2.W3.S1) and character.