Proverbs 13:17:5Prov.13.17.W5TAB
וְצִ֖יר
vetsir
“but an envoy”
- Transliteration
- ve-TSIR
- Extended
- veh-TSEER
- IPA
- /wəˈtsiːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- but an envoy
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-TSIR
- clause
ve-TSIR e-mu-NIM mar-PE
- sentence
mal-AKH ra-SHA yip-POL be-RA ve-TSIR e-mu-NIM mar-PE
Exegesis
The adversative conjunction wə- {וְ | wə-} ‘and’ introduces the second clause, where ṣîr {צִיר | ṣîr} ‘envoy’ is qualified by ʾĕmûnīm {אֱמוּנִ֣ים | ʾĕmûnīm} ‘faithful’, and the noun marpēʾ {מַרְפֵּֽא | marpēʾ} ‘healing’ functions as a predicate in a verbless equative structure. This syntactic contrast of downfall versus restoration reinforces the didactic antithesis.
Root and etymology
Roottsade–yod–resh
“to send”
In context — Proverbs 13:17
A wicked messenger will fall into evil, but a faithful envoy brings healing .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 13:17:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 13:17, so the Hebrew word וְצִ֖יר (vetsir) 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.13.17.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.13.17.W5.S1) and character.