Proverbs 14:21:6Prov.14.21.W6TAB
אַשְׁרָֽיו׃
ashrevav
“his happiness or blessed is he”
- Transliteration
- ash-re-VAV
- Extended
- ahsh-reh-VAAV
- IPA
- /ʔaʃ.rɛˈvaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- his happiness or blessed is he
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
ash-re-VAV
- phraseyour reading level
e-ni-YIM a-na-VIM ash-re-VAV
- clause
u-me-kho-NEN e-ni-YIM a-na-VIM ash-re-VAV
- sentence
BAZ-le-re-E-hu kho-TE u-me-kho-NEN e-ni-YIM a-na-VIM ash-re-VAV
Exegesis
The final suffix formula ʾašrāyû {אַשְׁרָיו | ʾăš-rā-yû} ‘happy is he’ pronounces the blessing. In translation, the Hebrew participles are rendered as finite clauses to preserve aspectual nuance, and the adversative vav is rendered as “but” to maintain contrast. The placement of the blessing at the end retains the original emphasis on reward.
Root and etymology
ʾ-sh-raleph–shin–resh
“to be happy”
In context — Proverbs 14:21
Whoever despises his neighbor sins, but he who shows kindness to the lowly is blessed .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 14:21:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 14:21, so the Hebrew word אַשְׁרָֽיו׃ (ashrevav) 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.14.21.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.21.W6.S1) and character.