Proverbs 14:30:2Prov.14.30.W2TAB
בְ֭שָׂרִים
vesarim
“flesh”
- Transliteration
- ve-sa-RIM
- Extended
- veh-saa-REEM
- IPA
- /vəsaːˈriːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- flesh
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-sa-RIM
- clause
kha-YE ve-sa-RIM LEV mar-PE
- sentence
kha-YE ve-sa-RIM LEV mar-PE u-re-KAV a-tsa-MOT kin-A
Exegesis
The phrase chayyei {חַיֵּ֣י | ḥay-yē} be-sarim {בְ֭שָׂרִים | bĕ-sā-rîm} ‘life of flesh’ establishes the topic.
Root and etymology
ב־שׂ־ר
“flesh, meat”
In context — Proverbs 14:30
A healing heart is the life of the flesh, but envy is decay to the bones.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 14:30:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 14:30, so the Hebrew word בְ֭שָׂרִים (vesarim) 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.14.30.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.30.W2.S1) and character.