Proverbs 7:12:1Prov.7.12.W1TAB
פַּ֤עַם
paam
“once or now”
- Transliteration
- PA-am
- Extended
- PAH-ahm
- IPA
- /ˈpa.ʕam/
Meaning by language
- English
- once or now
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
PA-am
- phraseyour reading level
PA-am ba-KHUTS
- clause
PA-am ba-KHUTS pa-AM ba-re-KHO-vot
- sentence
PA-am ba-KHUTS pa-AM ba-re-KHO-vot ve-E-tsel KAL-pi-NA te-e-ROV
Exegesis
The verse employs synonymous parallelism through the repeated adverb paam {פַּ֤עַם | paʿam} ‘once, occurrence’ to evoke relentless pursuit.
Root and etymology
Rootpe–ayin–mem
“to beat, step”
In context — Proverbs 7:12
One moment she is in the street , another in the squares; at every corner she lies in wait .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 7:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 7:12, so the Hebrew word פַּ֤עַם (paam) 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.7.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.7.12.W1.S1) and character.