Proverbs 5:15:1Prov.5.15.W1TAB
שְׁתֵה־מַ֥יִם
shetemayim
“drink water”
- Transliteration
- she-TE-MA-yim
- Extended
- sheh-TEE-MAH-yim
- IPA
- /ʃăˈteː.maˈjim/
Meaning by language
- English
- drink water
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
she-TE-MA-yim
- clause
she-TE-MA-yim mi-BO-re-kha
- sentence
she-TE-MA-yim mi-BO-re-kha ve-NO-ze-lim mi-TOKH be-E-re-kha
Exegesis
The proverb begins with the imperative shteh {שְׁתֵה | šəṯêh} ‘drink’, directly addressing the hearer.
The direct object mayim {מַיִם | ma-yim} ‘water’ is specified by the prepositional phrase miborekha {מִבּוֹרֶךָ | mib-bō-re-ḵā} ‘from your cistern’, establishing personal ownership.
Root and etymology
RootMem–Yod–Mem
“water”
In context — Proverbs 5:15
Drink water from your cistern and flowing streams from within your well .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 5:15:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 5:15, so the Hebrew word שְׁתֵה־מַ֥יִם (shetemayim) 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.5.15.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.5.15.W1.S1) and character.