Proverbs 15:21:4Prov.15.21.W4TAB
וְאִ֥ישׁ
veish
“and a man”
- Transliteration
- ve-ISH
- Extended
- veh-EESH
- IPA
- /vəˈʔiːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and a man
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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Word in context
- word
ve-ISH
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ISH te-vu-NA
- clause
ve-ISH te-vu-NA ye-ya-SHER-la-KHET
- sentence
i-VE-let sim-KHA la-kha-SAR-LEV ve-ISH te-vu-NA ye-ya-SHER-la-KHET
Exegesis
The second clause begins with the conjunction wə-ʾîš {וְאִישׁ | wə-ʾîš} ‘and a man’, reinforced by the appositional noun teḇûnāh {תְּבוּנָה | teḇûnāh} ‘understanding’.
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 15:21:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 15:21, so the Hebrew word וְאִ֥ישׁ (veish) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.21.W4.S1) and character.