Proverbs 15:20:3Prov.15.20.W3TAB
יְשַׂמַּח־אָ֑ב
yesameakhav
“makes glad a father”
- Transliteration
- ye-sa-ME-akh-AV
- Extended
- yeh-sah-MEH-akh-AAV
- IPA
- /jəsaˈm.maħ.ʔaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- makes glad a father
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-sa-ME-akh-AV
- clause
BEN kha-KHAM ye-sa-ME-akh-AV
- sentence
BEN kha-KHAM ye-sa-ME-akh-AV u-khe-SIL a-DAM bo-ZE i-MO
Exegesis
The Piel imperfect yesamach {יְשַׂמַּח | yəsammāḥ} conveys habitual delight offered to av {אָב | ʾāḇ}.
Root and etymology
ש־מ־ח
“rejoice, be glad”
In context — Proverbs 15:20
A wise son makes a father glad, but a foolish man despises his mother.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:20:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 15:20, so the Hebrew word יְשַׂמַּח־אָ֑ב (yesameakhav) 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.15.20.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.20.W3.S1) and character.