Proverbs 10:13:5Prov.10.13.W5TAB

וְ֝שֵׁ֗בֶט

veshevet

and a rod

Transliteration
ve-SHE-vet
Extended
veh-SHEH-veht
IPA
/vəˈʃeː.vɛt/

Meaning by language

English
and a rod

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וְ֝ + שֵׁ֗ + בֶט
ve + she + vet
veshevet

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Tett — emphatic

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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The word

Word in context

  1. word

    ve-SHE-vet

  2. clause

    ve-SHE-vet le-GEV kha-sar-LEV

  3. sentence

    be-sif-TE na-VON tim-ma-TSE khokh-MA ve-SHE-vet le-GEV kha-sar-LEV

Exegesis

The adversative conjunction introduces veshevet {וְ֝שֵׁ֗בֶט | wə-šê-vet} ‘and a rod,’ setting up a contrastive parallel.

Root and etymology

š-b-ṭshin–bet–tav

rod, staff

In contextProverbs 10:13

On the lips of the discerning, wisdom will be found, but a rod is for the back of one lacking sense.

About this coordinate

Proverbs 10:13:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 10:13, so the Hebrew word וְ֝שֵׁ֗בֶט (veshevet) 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.10.13.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.10.13.W5.S1) and character.