Proverbs 11:28:2Prov.11.28.W2TAB
בְּ֭עָשְׁרוֹ
beashro
“in his riches”
- Transliteration
- be-a-SHRO
- Extended
- beh-aa-SHROH
- IPA
- /bəʕaːʃˈroː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in his riches
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-a-SHRO
- clause
BO-te-akh be-a-SHRO HU yip-POL
- sentence
BO-te-akh be-a-SHRO HU yip-POL ve-khe-A-le tsa-di-KIM yif-re-KHU
Exegesis
The participle boteach {בּוֹטֵ֣חַ | bō·ṯē·aḥ} heads the first clause as the subject, modified by the prepositional phrase beashro {בְּ֭עָשְׁרוֹ | bᵉʿā·šrō} indicating the locus of trust.
Root and etymology
ʿ-š-rayin–shin–resh
“wealth”
In context — Proverbs 11:28
He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a leaf .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 11:28:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 11:28, so the Hebrew word בְּ֭עָשְׁרוֹ (beashro) 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.11.28.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.11.28.W2.S1) and character.