Proverbs 14:25:5Prov.14.25.W5TAB
וְיָפִ֖חַ
veyafiakh
“but one who breathes out”
- Transliteration
- ve-ya-FI-akh
- Extended
- veh-yaa-FEE-akh
- IPA
- /vəjaˈfiːaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- but one who breathes out
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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ya-FI-akh
- clause
ve-ya-FI-akh ke-za-VIM mir-MA
- sentence
ma-TSIL ne-fa-SHOT ED e-MET ve-ya-FI-akh ke-za-VIM mir-MA
Exegesis
The adversative vav in veyaphiach {וְיָפִ֖חַ | wə-yā-pî-aḥ} ‘and breathes forth’ introduces the contrasting clause with kezavim {כְּזָבִים | kə-zā-vîm} ‘lies’ as its object.
In context — Proverbs 14:25
A witness of truth preserves lives, yet one who utters lies practices deceit .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 14:25:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 14:25, so the Hebrew word וְיָפִ֖חַ (veyafiakh) 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.14.25.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.25.W5.S1) and character.