Proverbs 9:13:6Prov.9.13.W6TAB
מָּֽה׃
ma
“anything or what”
- Transliteration
- MA
- Extended
- MAA
- IPA
- /ˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- anything or what
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
MA
- phraseyour reading level
u-val-ya-de-A MA
- clause
pe-tai-YUT u-val-ya-de-A MA
- sentence
E-shet ke-si-LUT ho-MI-ya pe-tai-YUT u-val-ya-de-A MA
Exegesis
The phrase uval-yad‘ah mah {וּבַל־יָדְעָה מָה | ū-val־yā-ḏāh māh} ‘and she knows nothing’ expresses total ignorance. The paratactic structure without conjunctions heightens the vivid poetic portrayal.
Root and etymology
ch-k-mḥet–kaph–mem
“to be wise, skillful”
In context — Proverbs 9:13
A woman of folly is boisterous; simple and she knows nothing.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 9:13:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 9:13, so the Hebrew word מָּֽה׃ (ma) 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.9.13.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.9.13.W6.S1) and character.