Proverbs 9:17:1Prov.9.17.W1TAB
מַֽיִם־גְּנוּבִ֥ים
mayimgenuvim
“waters of stolen”
- Transliteration
- MA-yim-ge-NU-vim
- Extended
- MAH-yeem-geh-NOO-veem
- IPA
- /ˈma.jim.ɡənuːˈviːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- waters of stolen
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| 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
MA-yim-ge-NU-vim
- clause
MA-yim-ge-NU-vim yim-ta-KU
- sentence
MA-yim-ge-NU-vim yim-ta-KU ve-LE-khem se-ta-RIM yin-AM
Exegesis
In the first clause water {מַֽיִם | māyim} ‘water’ is modified by genuvim {גְּנוּבִ֥ים | gĕnûwîm} ‘stolen’ and is predicated by the imperfect verb yimtaqu {יִמְתָּ֑קוּ | yimtāqû} ‘are sweet’.
Root and etymology
m-y-mmem–yod–mem
“water”
In context — Proverbs 9:17
Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 9:17:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 9:17, so the Hebrew word מַֽיִם־גְּנוּבִ֥ים (mayimgenuvim) 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.9.17.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.9.17.W1.S1) and character.