Proverbs 14:17:4Prov.14.17.W4TAB
וְאִ֥ישׁ
veish
“and a man”
- Transliteration
- ve-ISH
- Extended
- veh-EESH
- IPA
- /vəˈʔiːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and a man
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ISH
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ISH me-zim-MOT
- clause
ve-ISH me-zim-MOT yis-sa-NE
- sentence
ke-TSAR-A-PA-yim ya-a-SE i-VE-let ve-ISH me-zim-MOT yis-sa-NE
Exegesis
The conjunction vav connects to the second clause, where ish mezimot {אִ֥ישׁ מְ֝זִמּ֗וֹת | ʾîš me-zi-mmôt} ‘a man of schemes’ denotes a plotter.
In context — Proverbs 14:17
One who is quick to anger acts with folly , and a man of schemes is hated.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 14:17:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 14:17, so the Hebrew word וְאִ֥ישׁ (veish) 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.14.17.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.17.W4.S1) and character.