Proverbs 15:18:7Prov.15.18.W7TAB
יַשְׁקִ֥יט
yashkitit
“quiets”
- Transliteration
- yash-ki-TIT
- Extended
- yahsh-kih-TEET
- IPA
- /jaʃ.qiˈtˤiːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- quiets
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tet | t — emphatic |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
yash-ki-TIT
- phraseyour reading level
yash-ki-TIT RIV
- clause
ve-E-rekh A-pa-YIM yash-ki-TIT RIV
- sentence
ISH KHE-MA ye-ga-RE ma-DON ve-E-rekh A-pa-YIM yash-ki-TIT RIV
Exegesis
The verbs yegareh {יְגָרֶ֣ה | yə-gā-reh} ‘he stirs up’ and yashqit {יַשְׁקִ֥יט | yaš-qîṭ} ‘he causes to be quiet’ create the opposing actions of escalation and de-escalation.
In context — Proverbs 15:18
A man of wrath stirs up strife , but one who is slow to anger calms a quarrel.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:18:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 15:18, so the Hebrew word יַשְׁקִ֥יט (yashkitit) 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.15.18.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.18.W7.S1) and character.