Proverbs 4:27:2Prov.4.27.W2TAB
וּשְׂמֹ֑אול
usemol
“and to the left”
- Transliteration
- u-se-MOL
- Extended
- oo-seh-MOHL
- IPA
- /uːsəˈmoːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- and to the left
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-se-MOL
- clause
al-TET-ya-MIN u-se-MOL
- sentence
al-TET-ya-MIN u-se-MOL ha-SER rag-le-KHA me-RA
Exegesis
The nouns yamin {יָמִ֥ין | yā-mīn} and usmol {וּשְׂמֹ֑אול | wə-śā-mō-ʾōl} operate as a merism, framing complete directional scope.
In context — Proverbs 4:27
Do not turn to the right or to the left ; remove your foot from evil .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 4:27:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 4:27, so the Hebrew word וּשְׂמֹ֑אול (usemol) 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.4.27.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.4.27.W2.S1) and character.