Proverbs 9:7:8Prov.9.7.W8TAB
מוּמֽוֹ׃
mumo
“his blemish or his injury”
- Transliteration
- MU-MO
- Extended
- MOO-MOH
- IPA
- /muːˈmoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his blemish or his injury
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
MU-MO
- phraseyour reading level
le-ra-SHA MU-MO
- clause
u-mo-KHI-akh le-ra-SHA MU-MO
- sentence
yo-SER LETS lo-KE-akh LO ka-LON u-mo-KHI-akh le-ra-SHA MU-MO
Exegesis
In ūmōkîaḥ lə-rā-šaʿ mūmô {וּמוֹכִ֖יחַ לְרָשָׁ֣ע מוּמֽוֹ | ūmōkîaḥ lə-rā-šaʿ mūmô}, the prepositional phrase lə-rā-šaʿ specifies ‘to the wicked’, and the noun with suffix mūmô indicates the effect ‘his blemish’. The chiastic parallelism underscores the futility of confronting unteachable or unjust individuals.
Root and etymology
m-w-mmem–vav–mem
“blemish, stain”
In context — Proverbs 9:7
Whoever corrects a scoffer acquires disgrace for himself, and whoever reproves the wicked gets a stain.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 9:7:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Proverbs 9:7, so the Hebrew word מוּמֽוֹ׃ (mumo) 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.9.7.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.9.7.W8.S1) and character.