Proverbs 31:28:1Prov.31.28.W1TAB
קָ֣מוּ
kamu
“they rose”
- Transliteration
- ka-MU
- Extended
- kaa-MOO
- IPA
- /qaˈmuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they rose
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ka-MU
- clause
ka-MU va-NE-ha va-ye-ASH-she-RU-ha
- sentence
ka-MU va-NE-ha va-ye-ASH-she-RU-ha ba-E-la va-ye-hal-LA
Exegesis
The first couplet employs the Qal perfect kamu {קָ֣מוּ | qā-mû} 'they arose' followed by baneha {בָ֭נֶיהָ |bə-nē-hā} 'her children' and the Piel vav-consecutive wayaʾšruha {וַֽיְאַשְּׁרוּהָ | wa-yaʾ-šə-rû-hā} 'and they called her blessed'.
Root and etymology
ק־ו־ם
“to rise”
In context — Proverbs 31:28
Her children arose and called her blessed ; her husband also praised her.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 31:28:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 31:28, so the Hebrew word קָ֣מוּ (kamu) 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.31.28.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.31.28.W1.S1) and character.