Proverbs 7:22:3Prov.7.22.W3TAB
פִּ֫תְאֹ֥ם
piteom
“suddenly”
- Transliteration
- PIT-e-OM
- Extended
- PIHT-eh-OHM
- IPA
- /pit.ʔoːm/
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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Word in context
- word
PIT-e-OM
- phraseyour reading level
PIT-e-OM ke-SHOR el-TE-vakh ya-VO
- clause
ho-LEKH a-kha-re-HA PIT-e-OM ke-SHOR el-TE-vakh ya-VO
- sentence
ho-LEKH a-kha-re-HA PIT-e-OM ke-SHOR el-TE-vakh ya-VO u-khe-E-khes el-MU-sar e-VIL
Exegesis
Pitom {פִּ֫תְאֹ֥ם | pit-ʾôm} functions as an emphatic adverb, marking unexpected progression.
In context — Proverbs 7:22
He goes after her at once, like an ox to the slaughter , or like one in restraints going to correction.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 7:22:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 7:22, so the Hebrew word פִּ֫תְאֹ֥ם (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.7.22.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.7.22.W3.S1) and character.