Proverbs 10:7:4Prov.10.7.W4TAB
וְשֵׁ֖ם
veshem
“and the name”
- Transliteration
- ve-SHEM
- Extended
- veh-SHEEM
- IPA
- /vəˈʃeːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the name
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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-SHEM
- clause
ve-SHEM re-sha-IM yir-KAV
- sentence
ZE-kher tsa-DIK liv-ra-KHA ve-SHEM re-sha-IM yir-KAV
Exegesis
The adversative vav {וְ | wə} introduces the contrast, where shem {שֵׁם | šēm} ‘name’ serves as subject.
In context — Proverbs 10:7
The memory of the righteous is for a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 10:7:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 10:7, so the Hebrew word וְשֵׁ֖ם (veshem) 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.10.7.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.10.7.W4.S1) and character.