Proverbs 11:5:3Prov.11.5.W3TAB
תְּיַשֵּׁ֣ר
teyashser
“makes straight”
- Transliteration
- te-yash-SER
- Extended
- teh-yahsh-SER
- IPA
- /təjaʃˈʃeːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- makes straight
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
te-yash-SER
- clause
tsid-KAT ta-MIM te-yash-SER dar-KO
- sentence
tsid-KAT ta-MIM te-yash-SER dar-KO u-ve-rish-a-TO yip-POL ra-SHA
Exegesis
The Piel imperfect verb teyashher {תְּיַשֵּׁר | tə-yaš-šêr} agrees with the feminine subject righteousness, emphasizing an ongoing action of making straight.
Root and etymology
י־שׁ־ר
“to be straight, upright”
In context — Proverbs 11:5
The righteousness of the blameless makes his way straight, but in his wickedness the wicked will fall.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 11:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 11:5, so the Hebrew word תְּיַשֵּׁ֣ר (teyashser) 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.11.5.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.11.5.W3.S1) and character.