Proverbs 11:13:4Prov.11.13.W4TAB
וְנֶאֱמַן־ר֝֗וּחַ
veneemanruakh
“but one trustworthy of spirit”
- Transliteration
- ve-ne-e-MAN-RU-akh
- Extended
- veh-neh-eh-MAHN-ROO-akh
- IPA
- /vənɛʔəˈmaːn.ruː.aħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- but one trustworthy of spirit
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 | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ne-e-MAN-RU-akh
- clause
ve-ne-e-MAN-RU-akh me-khas-SE da-VAR
- sentence
ho-LEKH ra-KHIL me-gal-LE-SOD ve-ne-e-MAN-RU-akh me-khas-SE da-VAR
Exegesis
The conjunction ve {וְ | wə} introduces an antithesis with neʾeman {נֶאֱמַן | neʾemān} ‘faithful’ modifying ruakh {רוּחַ | rū-akḥ} ‘spirit,’ highlighting character.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-nAleph–Mem–Nun
“to be firm, faithful, reliable”
In context — Proverbs 11:13
A talebearer goes about revealing a secret, but one with a faithful spirit conceals a matter .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 11:13:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 11:13, so the Hebrew word וְנֶאֱמַן־ר֝֗וּחַ (veneemanruakh) 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.11.13.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.11.13.W4.S1) and character.