Proverbs 8:24:4Prov.8.24.W4TAB
מַ֝עְיָנ֗וֹת
maeyanot
“springs”
- Transliteration
- ma-e-ya-NOT
- Extended
- mah-eh-yah-NOHT
- IPA
- /maʕ.jaˈnoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- springs
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
ma-e-ya-NOT
- phraseyour reading level
be-EN ma-e-ya-NOT
- clause
be-EN ma-e-ya-NOT nikh-bad-DE-ma-YIM
- sentence
be-EN-te-ho-MOT kho-LAL-te be-EN ma-e-ya-NOT nikh-bad-DE-ma-YIM
Exegesis
The second clause mirrors the first with be’ein {בְּאֵ֥ין | bə-ʾêyn} introducing ma’yanot {מַעְיָנוֹת | ma‘-yā-nōṯ} ‘springs,’ and the Pual participle construct nikhbaddei-mayim {נִכְבַּדֵּי־מָֽיִם | niḵ-bad-dê-mā-yim} ‘heavy with water’ conveying the sense of overflowing subterranean sources. The balanced parallelism underscores Wisdom’s precedence over chaotic waters, with Hebrew word order reinforcing the theological emphasis on her primordial role.
Root and etymology
ʿ-y-nayin–yod–nun
“spring, source”
In context — Proverbs 8:24
When there were no depths , I was brought forth; when there were no springs abounding with water.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 8:24:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 8:24, so the Hebrew word מַ֝עְיָנ֗וֹת (maeyanot) 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.8.24.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.8.24.W4.S1) and character.