Proverbs 13:7:1Prov.13.7.W1TAB
יֵ֣שׁ
yesh
“there is”
- Transliteration
- YESH
- Extended
- YEESH
- IPA
- /ˈjeːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- there is
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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Word in context
- word
YESH
- clause
YESH mit-e-a-SHER ve-EN KOL
- sentence
YESH mit-e-a-SHER ve-EN KOL mit-ro-SHESH ve-HON RAV
Exegesis
The proverb opens with the existential clause yesh {יֵשׁ | yēš} ‘there is’, introducing an indefinite subject through the reflexive participle mita’asher {מִתְעַשֵּׁר | mit-‘aš-šēr} ‘making himself rich’.
Root and etymology
resh–vav–shinresh–vav–shin
“to be poor or destitute”
In context — Proverbs 13:7
There is one who makes himself rich , yet has nothing; and another who makes himself poor, yet has great wealth .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 13:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 13:7, so the Hebrew word יֵ֣שׁ (yesh) 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.13.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.13.7.W1.S1) and character.