Proverbs 15:14:7Prov.15.14.W7TAB
יִרְעֶ֥ה
yire
“feeds or pastures”
- Transliteration
- yir-E
- Extended
- yih-reh-EH
- IPA
- /jirˈʕɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- feeds or pastures
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yir-E
- phraseyour reading level
yir-E i-VE-let
- clause
u-fe-NE u-FI khe-si-LIM yir-E i-VE-let
- sentence
LEV na-VON ye-vak-KESH-DA-at u-fe-NE u-FI khe-si-LIM yir-E i-VE-let
Exegesis
The final verb yirʿeh ivvelet {יִרְעֶה אִוֶּלֶת | yirʿˈeh ʾivvelet} ‘feeds on folly’ uses shepherding imagery to convey consumption of ivvelet {אִוֶּלֶת | ʾivvelet} ‘folly.’ This antithetical parallelism juxtaposes the constructive quest for wisdom with self-indulgent folly, reinforcing the moral contrast.
Root and etymology
ר־ע
“evil, bad”
In context — Proverbs 15:14
The heart of one with understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:14:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 15:14, so the Hebrew word יִרְעֶ֥ה (yire) 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.15.14.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.14.W7.S1) and character.