Proverbs 10:28:3Prov.10.28.W3TAB
שִׂמְחָ֑ה
simkha
“joy”
- Transliteration
- sim-KHA
- Extended
- sihm-KHAA
- IPA
- /simˈħaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- joy
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sim-KHA
- clause
to-KHE-let tsa-di-KIM sim-KHA
- sentence
to-KHE-let tsa-di-KIM sim-KHA ve-tik-VAT re-sha-IM to-VED
Exegesis
This is equated to simchah {שִׂמְחָה | śim-ḥāh} ‘joy’ in a parallel antithetical structure introduced by ve-tikvat {וְתִקְוַת | wə-ṯiq-vāṯ} ‘and the hope of’, linking to resha’im {רְשָׁעִים | re-šā-ʿîm} ‘the wicked’.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–mem–chet
“to rejoice”
In context — Proverbs 10:28
The expectation of the righteous is joy , but the hope of the wicked will perish.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 10:28:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 10:28, so the Hebrew word שִׂמְחָ֑ה (simkha) 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.10.28.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.10.28.W3.S1) and character.