Proverbs 11:30:2Prov.11.30.W2TAB

עֵ֣ץ

ets

a tree

Transliteration
ETS
Extended
EETS
IPA
/ˈʕeːts/

Meaning by language

English
a tree

Alphabet Analysis

Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Tsade Sofitfinal form of Tsade — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ETS

  2. clause

    pe-RI-tsa-DIK ETS kha-YIM

  3. sentence

    pe-RI-tsa-DIK ETS kha-YIM ve-lo-KE-akh ne-fa-SHOT kha-KHAM

Exegesis

This parallels etz chayyim {עֵץ חַיִּים | ʿêṣ ḥay-yîm} ‘tree of life’, a metaphor for sustaining vitality.

Root and etymology

to advise

In contextProverbs 11:30

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and whoever captures souls is wise .

About this coordinate

Proverbs 11:30:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 11:30, so the Hebrew word עֵ֣ץ (ets) 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.11.30.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.11.30.W2.S1) and character.