Proverbs 15:19:5Prov.15.19.W5TAB
וְאֹ֖רַח
veorakh
“but path of”
- Transliteration
- ve-O-rakh
- Extended
- veh-OH-rahkh
- IPA
- /vəˈʔoː.raħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- but path of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-O-rakh
- clause
ve-O-rakh ye-sha-RIM se-lu-LA
- sentence
DE-rekh A-TSEL kim-se-KHAT KHA-dek ve-O-rakh ye-sha-RIM se-lu-LA
Exegesis
The adversative waw in ve-orach {וְאֹרַח | wə-ʾō-rāḥ} ‘and path’ signals contrast that leads to yesharim {יְשָׁרִים | yə-šā-rîm} ‘upright ones’ and selulah {סְלֻלָה | sə-lu-lāh} ‘made smooth’, highlighting unobstructed progress. The English conjunction “but” is supplied to mirror this adversative relation clearly.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–resh–chet
“path, journey”
In context — Proverbs 15:19
The way of the sluggard is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is well-leveled .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:19:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 15:19, so the Hebrew word וְאֹ֖רַח (veorakh) 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.15.19.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.19.W5.S1) and character.