Proverbs 6:9:1Prov.6.9.W1TAB
עַד־מָתַ֖י
admatai
“until when”
- Transliteration
- ad-ma-TAI
- Extended
- ahd-maa-TAI
- IPA
- /ʕad.maːˈθaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- until when
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ad-ma-TAI
- clause
ad-ma-TAI a-TSEL tish-ke-VAV
- sentence
ad-ma-TAI a-TSEL tish-ke-VAV ma-TAI ta-KUM mish-she-na-TE-kha
Exegesis
The verse opens with the interrogative prepositional phrase ad-matai {עַד־מָתַ֖י | ʿad-ma-tay} ‘until when,’ establishing a rhetorical demand.
In context — Proverbs 6:9
Until when, O sluggard , will you lie there? When will you rise from your sleep ?
About this coordinate
Proverbs 6:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 6:9, so the Hebrew word עַד־מָתַ֖י (admatai) 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.6.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.6.9.W1.S1) and character.