Proverbs 13:21:5Prov.13.21.W5TAB
יְשַׁלֶּם־טֽוֹב׃
yeshalemtov
“he repays good”
- Transliteration
- ye-sha-LEM-TOV
- Extended
- yeh-shah-LEHM-TOHV
- IPA
- /jə.ʃalˈlɛm.tˤoːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- he repays good
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-sha-LEM-TOV
- clause
ve-ET-tsa-di-KIM ye-sha-LEM-TOV
- sentence
kha-ta-IM te-ra-DEF ra-A ve-ET-tsa-di-KIM ye-sha-LEM-TOV
Exegesis
The second clause reverses order: ve·ʾet + noun (tsaddiqim {צַדִּיקִים | ṣad-dî-qîm} ‘righteous’) + verb-object (yeshallem-tov {יְשַׁלֶּם־טוֹב | yə-šal-lem-ṭōv} ‘repays good’). This antithetic parallelism balances sinners/evil against righteous/good, underscoring moral reciprocity. In English, an SVO structure with “but” conveys the contrast, preserving the immediacy of pursuit and recompense.
Root and etymology
ṭ-v-btet–vav–bet
“good, pleasant”
In context — Proverbs 13:21
Evil pursues sinners, but the righteous will be repaid with good .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 13:21:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 13:21, so the Hebrew word יְשַׁלֶּם־טֽוֹב׃ (yeshalemtov) 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.13.21.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.13.21.W5.S1) and character.