Proverbs 12:25:3Prov.12.25.W3TAB
יַשְׁחֶ֑נָּה
yashekhena
“it makes it bow down or sink”
- Transliteration
- ya-she-KHE-na
- Extended
- yah-sheh-KHEH-nah
- IPA
- /jaʃ.ħɛˈnːaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- it makes it bow down or sink
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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ya-she-KHE-na
- clause
de-a-GA be-LEV-Ish ya-she-KHE-na
- sentence
de-a-GA be-LEV-Ish ya-she-KHE-na ve-da-VAR TOV ye-sa-me-KHE-na
Exegesis
The Hiphil verb yashkhennah {יַשְׁחֶנָּה | yaš-ḥen-nāh} ‘causes it to sink’ conveys causative depression of the heart.
In context — Proverbs 12:25
Anxiety in the heart of a man causes it to sink, but a good word makes it rejoice.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 12:25:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 12:25, so the Hebrew word יַשְׁחֶ֑נָּה (yashekhena) 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.12.25.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.12.25.W3.S1) and character.