Proverbs 6:15:2Prov.6.15.W2TAB
פִּ֭תְאֹם
piteom
“suddenly”
- Transliteration
- pit-e-OM
- Extended
- pih-teh-OHM
- IPA
- /pit.ʔeˈʔoːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- suddenly
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pit-e-OM
- phraseyour reading level
pit-e-OM ya-VO e-DO
- clause
al-KEN pit-e-OM ya-VO e-DO
- sentence
al-KEN pit-e-OM ya-VO e-DO PE-ta yish-SHA-ver ve-EN mar-PE
Exegesis
It then employs the adverb pitʾom {פִּתְאֹם | piṭʾôm} ‘suddenly’ to mark abrupt onset.
In context — Proverbs 6:15
Therefore his calamity will come suddenly; in an instant he will be broken, and there will be no healing .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 6:15:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 6:15, so the Hebrew word פִּ֭תְאֹם (piteom) 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.6.15.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.6.15.W2.S1) and character.