Proverbs 13:9:2Prov.13.9.W2TAB
יִשְׂמָ֑ח
yismeakh
“rejoices”
- Transliteration
- yis-me-AKH
- Extended
- yihs-meh-AKH
- IPA
- /jisˈmaːħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- rejoices
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yis-me-AKH
- clause
OR-tsa-di-KIM yis-me-AKH
- sentence
OR-tsa-di-KIM yis-me-AKH ve-NER re-sha-IM yid-e-AKH
Exegesis
The verb yismach {יִשְׂמָ֑ח | yiś-māḥ} ‘will rejoice’ follows, conveying a perfective future action.
In context — Proverbs 13:9
The light of the righteous will rejoice, but the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 13:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 13:9, so the Hebrew word יִשְׂמָ֑ח (yismeakh) 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.13.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.13.9.W2.S1) and character.