Proverbs 10:4:6Prov.10.4.W6TAB
תַּעֲשִֽׁיר׃
taashir
“makes rich”
- Transliteration
- ta-a-SHIR
- Extended
- tah-ah-SHIHR
- 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
- phraseyour reading level
kha-ru-TSIM ta-a-SHIR
- clause
ve-YAD kha-ru-TSIM ta-a-SHIR
- sentence
RASH O-se kaf-re-MI-ya ve-YAD kha-ru-TSIM ta-a-SHIR
Exegesis
The conjunction ve-yad {וְיַד | wə-yād} ‘and hand’ introduces a parallel clause where the Hiphil imperfect taashir {תַּעֲשִׁיר | taʿăšîr} ‘makes rich’ forms a chiastic reversal that highlights the proverb’s contrast.
Root and etymology
ʿ-š-r
“to enrich”
In context — Proverbs 10:4
A lazy hand brings poverty, but the hand of the diligent produces wealth.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 10:4:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 10:4, so the Hebrew word תַּעֲשִֽׁיר׃ (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.10.4.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.10.4.W6.S1) and character.