Proverbs 11:9:3Prov.11.9.W3TAB
יַשְׁחִ֣ת
yashekhit
“he ruins or destroys”
- Transliteration
- ya-she-KHIT
- Extended
- yah-sheh-KHIHT
- IPA
- /jaʃˈħit/
Meaning by language
- English
- he ruins or destroys
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ya-she-KHIT
- phraseyour reading level
kha-NEF ya-she-KHIT re-E-HU
- clause
be-FE kha-NEF ya-she-KHIT re-E-HU
- sentence
be-FE kha-NEF ya-she-KHIT re-E-HU u-ve-DA-at tsa-di-KIM ye-kha-LE-tsu
In context — Proverbs 11:9
With his mouth a hypocrite destroys his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous will be delivered.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 11:9:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 11:9, so the Hebrew word יַשְׁחִ֣ת (yashekhit) 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.11.9.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.11.9.W3.S1) and character.