Proverbs 7:26:4Prov.7.26.W4TAB
וַ֝עֲצֻמִ֗ים
vaatsumim
“and mighty ones”
- Transliteration
- va-a-tsu-MIM
- Extended
- vah-ah-tsuh-MEEM
- IPA
- /vaʕătsuˈmiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and mighty ones
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-a-tsu-MIM
- clause
va-a-tsu-MIM KAL-ha-ru-ge-HA
- sentence
KI-ra-BIM kha-la-LIM hi-PI-la va-a-tsu-MIM KAL-ha-ru-ge-HA
Exegesis
The conjunction vav attached to vaatzummim {וַעֲצֻמִים | vaʿăṣummîm} ‘and mighty ones’ marks a parallel line in synonymous couplet.
Root and etymology
ע־צ־ם
“to be strong”
In context — Proverbs 7:26
For many are the wounded whom she has brought down, and strong men are all her victims .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 7:26:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 7:26, so the Hebrew word וַ֝עֲצֻמִ֗ים (vaatsumim) 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.7.26.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.7.26.W4.S1) and character.