Proverbs 13:23:4Prov.13.23.W4TAB
וְיֵ֥שׁ
veyesh
“and there is”
- Transliteration
- ve-YESH
- Extended
- veh-YEESH
- IPA
- /vəˈjeːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and there is
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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-YESH
- phraseyour reading level
ve-YESH nis-PE
- clause
ve-YESH nis-PE be-LO mish-PAT
- sentence
RAV-O-khel NIR ra-SHIM ve-YESH nis-PE be-LO mish-PAT
Exegesis
The conjunction plus existential particle wə-yēš {וְיֵשׁ | wə-yēš} ‘and there is’ introduces a contrasting clause.
In context — Proverbs 13:23
There is much food in the plowed field of the poor, but it is swept away without justice .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 13:23:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 13:23, so the Hebrew word וְיֵ֥שׁ (veyesh) 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.13.23.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.13.23.W4.S1) and character.