Proverbs 5:22:6Prov.5.22.W6TAB
יִתָּמֵֽךְ׃
yittamekh
“he will be held fast”
- Transliteration
- yit-ta-MEKH
- Extended
- yih-tah-MEEKH
- IPA
- /jit.taːˈmeːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- he will be held fast
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yit-ta-MEKH
- clause
u-ve-khav-LE kha-TA-to yit-ta-MEKH
- sentence
a-vo-no-TAV yil-ke-DU-no ET-ha-ra-SHA u-ve-khav-LE kha-TA-to yit-ta-MEKH
Exegesis
The Niphal imperfect yittamekh {יִתָּמֵֽךְ | yittāmēḵ} ‘he will be held fast’ conveys the result of binding. The parallelism between active ensnaring and passive confinement, framed chiastically, underscores self-imposed bondage characteristic of wisdom literature.
In context — Proverbs 5:22
His iniquities will ensnare him—the wicked, and by the cords of his sin he will be held fast.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 5:22:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 5:22, so the Hebrew word יִתָּמֵֽךְ׃ (yittamekh) 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.5.22.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.5.22.W6.S1) and character.