יַחֲרִֽישׁ׃

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 יַחֲרִֽישׁ׃

   ya-kha-RISH

   keeps silent
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 תְּבוּנ֣וֹת יַחֲרִֽישׁ׃

   te-vu-NOT ya-kha-RISH

   of understandings or discernment keeps silent
3. clause🔊 וְאִ֖ישׁ תְּבוּנ֣וֹת יַחֲרִֽישׁ׃

   ve-ISH te-vu-NOT ya-kha-RISH

   but a man of understandings or discernment keeps silent
4. sentence🔊 בָּז־לְרֵעֵ֥הוּ חֲסַר־לֵ֑ב וְאִ֖ישׁ תְּבוּנ֣וֹת יַחֲרִֽישׁ׃

   BAZ-le-re-E-hu kha-SAR-LEV ve-ISH te-vu-NOT ya-kha-RISH

   one who despises his neighbor is lacking of heart but a man of understandings or discernment keeps silent

Exegesis

The imperfect verb yakharish {יַחֲרִישׁ | ya-ḥa-rîš} ‘keeps silent’ conveys ongoing, deliberate restraint. In translation the Hebrew noun phrases are rendered into coherent English while preserving the moral contrast between contempt and prudent self-control.