Proverbs 11:16:4Prov.11.16.W4TAB
וְ֝עָרִיצִ֗ים
vearitsim
“and violent ones or ruthless men”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-ri-TSIM
- Extended
- veh-aa-rih-TSIHM
- IPA
- /wəʕaː.riːˈtsiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and violent ones or ruthless men
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 | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-a-ri-TSIM
- clause
ve-a-ri-TSIM yit-me-KHU-O-sher
- sentence
E-shet-KHEN tit-MOKH ka-VOD ve-a-ri-TSIM yit-me-KHU-O-sher
Exegesis
The adversative vav prefixed to aritsim {עָרִיצִים | ʼăriyṣîm} ‘violent men’ introduces a contrasting parallel clause, where the second Qal imperfect yitməḵû {יִתְמְכוּ | yitməḵû} mirrors the verb pattern to maintain structural balance. The maqqef in eshet-chen and yitməḵû-ʼôšer binds construct and verb-object pairs tightly, reinforcing the causal relationship between virtue and reward in this antithetic parallelism.
In context — Proverbs 11:16
A gracious woman upholds honor, but violent men uphold riches .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 11:16:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 11:16, so the Hebrew word וְ֝עָרִיצִ֗ים (vearitsim) 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.11.16.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.11.16.W4.S1) and character.