Proverbs 15:21:2Prov.15.21.W2TAB
שִׂמְחָ֣ה
simkha
“joy”
- Transliteration
- sim-KHA
- Extended
- sihm-KHAA
- IPA
- /simˈħaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- joy
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sim-KHA
- clause
i-VE-let sim-KHA la-kha-SAR-LEV
- sentence
i-VE-let sim-KHA la-kha-SAR-LEV ve-ISH te-vu-NA ye-ya-SHER-la-KHET
Exegesis
The first is verbless, linking ivvelet {אִ֭וֶּלֶת | ʾîwweleṯ} ‘folly’ with simcha {שִׂמְחָה | śimḥāh} ‘joy’ within the locative phrase la-ḥă-sar-lēḇ {לַחֲסַר־לֵב | la-ḥă-sar-lēḇ} ‘to the one lacking heart’, a preposition plus construct chain that connotes absence of moral sense.
Root and etymology
ש־מ־ח
“rejoice, be glad”
In context — Proverbs 15:21
Folly is joy to one who lacks heart , but a man of understanding makes his way straight.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:21:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 15:21, so the Hebrew word שִׂמְחָ֣ה (simkha) 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.15.21.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.21.W2.S1) and character.