וְשֹׁ֥רֶשׁ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וְשֹׁ֥רֶשׁ

   ve-SHO-resh

   and root
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וְשֹׁ֥רֶשׁ דָּ֝בָ֗ר

   ve-SHO-resh da-VAR

   and root of a matter or word
3. clause🔊 וְשֹׁ֥רֶשׁ דָּ֝בָ֗ר נִמְצָא־בִֽי׃

   ve-SHO-resh da-VAR nim-TSA-BI

   and root of a matter or word is found in me
4. sentence🔊 כִּ֣י תֹ֭אמְרוּ מַה־נִּרְדָּף־ל֑וֹ וְשֹׁ֥רֶשׁ דָּ֝בָ֗ר נִמְצָא־בִֽי׃

   KI to-ME-ru mah-NIR-daf-LO ve-SHO-resh da-VAR nim-TSA-BI

   for or if you {plural} say what we will pursue to him and root of a matter or word is found in me

Exegesis

The vav in ve-shoresh {וְשֹׁ֥רֶשׁ | ve-shoresh | wə-šōreš} launches the metaphorical construct shoresh davar {שֹׁרֶשׁ דָּבָר | shoresh davar | šōreš dāḇār} ‘root of the matter’, indicating underlying cause.

Root and etymology

Root🔊 ש־ר־שshin–resh–shin

“root, base”