Proverbs 9:17:4Prov.9.17.W4TAB
סְתָרִ֣ים
setarim
“of hidden places”
- Transliteration
- se-ta-RIM
- Extended
- seh-tah-REEM
- IPA
- /stəraːˈriːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- of hidden places
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
se-ta-RIM
- phraseyour reading level
se-ta-RIM yin-AM
- clause
ve-LE-khem se-ta-RIM yin-AM
- sentence
MA-yim-ge-NU-vim yim-ta-KU ve-LE-khem se-ta-RIM yin-AM
Exegesis
The second clause mirrors this structure as the construct phrase lechem setarim {לֶחֶם סְתָרִים | leḥem səṭārîm} ‘bread of secret places’ functions as subject with yinna’am {יִנְעָֽם | yinnaʿăm} ‘is pleasant’ as predicate. This parallelism underscores the theme that hidden acquisitions yield fleeting pleasure.
Root and etymology
s-t-rsamekh–tav–resh
“to conceal”
In context — Proverbs 9:17
Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 9:17:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 9:17, so the Hebrew word סְתָרִ֣ים (setarim) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.9.17.W4.S1) and character.