Proverbs 15:1:2Prov.15.1.W2TAB
יָשִׁ֣יב
yashiv
“turns back or returns”
- Transliteration
- ya-SHIV
- Extended
- yaa-SHEEV
- IPA
- /jaːˈʃiːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- turns back or returns
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ya-SHIV
- 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.’
In context — Proverbs 15:1
A gentle answer turns away wrath , but a harsh word stirs up anger.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:1:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 15:1, so the Hebrew word יָשִׁ֣יב (yashiv) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.1.W2.S1) and character.