Proverbs 15:1:5Prov.15.1.W5TAB
יַעֲלֶה־אָֽף׃
yaaleaf
“brings up anger”
- Transliteration
- ya-a-LE-AF
- Extended
- yah-ah-LEH-AAF
- IPA
- /ja.ʕăˈleː.ˈʔaːf/
Meaning by language
- English
- brings up anger
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ya-a-LE-AF
- clause
u-de-VAR-E-tsev ya-a-LE-AF
- sentence
ma-a-NE-RAKH ya-SHIV khe-MA u-de-VAR-E-tsev ya-a-LE-AF
Exegesis
The conjunction u {וּ | ū} signals an antithetical parallel clause introduced by the construct dvar-etzev {דְבַר־עֶ֝֗צֶב | də-ḇar-ʿê-ṣeb} ‘harsh word,’ followed by the verb yaʿaleh {יַעֲלֶה | yă-ʿă-lêh} ‘stirs up’ and object af {אָף | ’āph} ‘anger.’ The balanced construct chains and verb forms create a chiastic antithesis that highlights the contrasting effects of speech.
In context — Proverbs 15:1
A gentle answer turns away wrath , but a harsh word stirs up anger.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:1:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 15:1, so the Hebrew word יַעֲלֶה־אָֽף׃ (yaaleaf) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.1.W5.S1) and character.