Proverbs 10:22:4Prov.10.22.W4TAB
תַעֲשִׁ֑יר
taashir
“makes rich”
- Transliteration
- ta-a-SHIR
- Extended
- tah-ah-SHIIR
- IPA
- /ta.ʕăˈʃiːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- makes rich
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ta-a-SHIR
- clause
bir-KAT ye-ho-VAH HI ta-a-SHIR
- sentence
bir-KAT ye-ho-VAH HI ta-a-SHIR ve-LO-YO-sif E-tsev i-MAH
Exegesis
The pronoun hi {הִיא | hî} ‘it’ resumes ‘blessing’ and governs the Hiphil imperfect taʿăšîr {תַעֲשִׁיר | ṯaʿăšîr} ‘makes rich,’ indicating causality.
Root and etymology
ʿ-š-r
“to enrich”
In context — Proverbs 10:22
The blessing of the LORD makes one rich, and He adds no sorrow with it.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 10:22:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 10:22, so the Hebrew word תַעֲשִׁ֑יר (taashir) 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.10.22.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.10.22.W4.S1) and character.