Proverbs 6:14:7Prov.6.14.W7TAB
מִדְיָנִ֥ים
midyanim
“disputes or quarrels”
- Transliteration
- mid-ya-NIM
- Extended
- mihd-yah-NEEM
- IPA
- /mid.jaːˈniːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- disputes or quarrels
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mid-ya-NIM
- clause
me-da-NIM mid-ya-NIM ye-shal-LE-akh
- sentence
tah-he-pu-KHOT be-li-BO kho-RESH RA be-KHOL-ET me-da-NIM mid-ya-NIM ye-shal-LE-akh
Exegesis
The Piel imperfect yeshalleach {יְשַׁלֵּֽחַ | yešallēaḥ} takes midyanim {מִדְיָנִים | midyânîm} to highlight the resulting spread of strife. The coordinated tricolon structure underscores a movement from inner corruption to outward conflict.
Root and etymology
Rootd-y-n
“to judge, contend”
In context — Proverbs 6:14
Perversity is in his heart; he plots evil at all times; he sends out strife .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 6:14:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 6:14, so the Hebrew word מִדְיָנִ֥ים (midyanim) 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.6.14.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.6.14.W7.S1) and character.