Proverbs 6:2:4Prov.6.2.W4TAB
בְּאִמְרֵי־פִֽיךָ׃
beimrepikha
“by the words of your mouth”
- Transliteration
- be-im-RE-PI-kha
- Extended
- beh-ihm-REE-PEE-khah
- IPA
- /bəʔimˈreː.ˈfiː.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- by the words of your mouth
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-im-RE-PI-kha
- clause
nil-KAD-ta be-im-RE-PI-kha
- sentence
no-KASH-ta ve-im-RE-PI-kha nil-KAD-ta be-im-RE-PI-kha
Exegesis
The prepositional construct be-imrei-fika {בְאִמְרֵי־פִיךָ | bə-ʾim-rē-pî-ḵā} ‘by the words of your mouth’ functions instrumentally to attribute agency to speech. The repetition underscores the consequences of one’s own utterances. In English, the formal translation preserves the passive voice to reflect the Hebrew, while the dynamic translation uses active language for immediacy.
Root and etymology
א־מ־ר
“to say, speak”
In context — Proverbs 6:2
You have been snared by the words of your mouth, you have been caught by the words of your mouth.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 6:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 6:2, so the Hebrew word בְּאִמְרֵי־פִֽיךָ׃ (beimrepikha) 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.6.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.6.2.W4.S1) and character.