Proverbs 15:1:1Prov.15.1.W1TAB
מַֽעֲנֶה־רַּ֭ךְ
maanerakh
“an answer of tenderness or softness”
- Transliteration
- ma-a-NE-RAKH
- Extended
- mah-ah-NEH-RAKH
- IPA
- /ma.ʕăˈneː.ˈrrax/
Meaning by language
- English
- an answer of tenderness or softness
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ma-a-NE-RAKH
- clause
ma-a-NE-RAKH ya-SHIV khe-MA
- sentence
ma-a-NE-RAKH ya-SHIV khe-MA u-de-VAR-E-tsev ya-a-LE-AF
Exegesis
The proverb opens with the construct phrase maʿaneh-rakh {מַֽעֲנֶה־רַּ֭ךְ | maʿă-nêh-raḵ} ‘gentle answer’ functioning as the subject, followed by the Hiphil imperfect verb yashiv {יָשִׁ֣יב | yā-šîḇ} ‘turns away’ and direct object khemah {חֵמָ֑ה | ḥê-mâh} ‘wrath.’
Root and etymology
ע־נ־ה
“to answer, respond”
In context — Proverbs 15:1
A gentle answer turns away wrath , but a harsh word stirs up anger.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:1:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 15:1, so the Hebrew word מַֽעֲנֶה־רַּ֭ךְ (maanerakh) 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.15.1.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.1.W1.S1) and character.