Proverbs 14:24:3Prov.14.24.W3TAB
עָשְׁרָ֑ם
asheram
“their wealth”
- Transliteration
- a-she-RAM
- Extended
- aa-sheh-RAAM
- IPA
- /ʕoʃˈraːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- their wealth
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-she-RAM
- clause
a-TE-ret kha-kha-MIM a-she-RAM
- sentence
a-TE-ret kha-kha-MIM a-she-RAM i-VE-let ke-si-LIM i-VE-let
Exegesis
The first clause employs a construct chain where ateret {עֲטֶרֶת | ʿă-te-ret} 'crown' connects to chakamim {חֲכָמִים | ḥa-cha-mim} 'wise' and is completed by oshram {עָשְׁרָם | ʿā-šer-ām} 'their wealth', portraying wealth as an emblem of honor.
Root and etymology
ʿ-š-rayin–shin–resh
“to be wealthy”
In context — Proverbs 14:24
Riches serve as the crown of the wise, while foolishness in fools reveals folly .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 14:24:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 14:24, so the Hebrew word עָשְׁרָ֑ם (asheram) 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.14.24.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.24.W3.S1) and character.