Proverbs 1:32:5Prov.1.32.W5TAB
וְשַׁלְוַ֖ת
veshalvat
“and complacency of”
- Transliteration
- ve-shal-VAT
- Extended
- veh-shahl-VAT
- IPA
- /wəʃalˈvaθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and complacency of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-shal-VAT
- clause
ve-shal-VAT ke-si-LIM te-ab-be-DEM
- sentence
KI me-shu-VAT pe-ta-YIM ta-har-GEM ve-shal-VAT ke-si-LIM te-ab-be-DEM
Exegesis
This pattern is mirrored by the construct veshalvat kesilim {וְשַׁלְוַת כְּסִילִים | wə-šal-ḇāṯ kə-śi-lîm} ‘complacency of fools’ and the Hiphil imperfect teabdem {תְּאַבְּדֵם | tə-ʾab-bē-dem} ‘will destroy them.’ The synonymous parallelism of noun–verb pairs underscores reciprocal outcomes of moral failure, and the Hiphil stem conveys volitional action while the coordinating conjunction links the paired clauses.
In context — Proverbs 1:32
For the turning away of the simple will kill them, and the ease of fools will destroy them.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 1:32:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 1:32, so the Hebrew word וְשַׁלְוַ֖ת (veshalvat) 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.1.32.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.1.32.W5.S1) and character.