Proverbs 15:28:3Prov.15.28.W3TAB
יֶהְגֶּ֣ה
yehge
“he meditates”
- Transliteration
- yeh-ge
- Extended
- yeh-geh
- IPA
- /jɛhˈɣɛ/
Meaning by language
- English
- he meditates
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
yeh-ge
- clause
LEV tsa-DIK yeh-ge la-a-NOT
- sentence
LEV tsa-DIK yeh-ge la-a-NOT u-FI reh-sha-IM ya-BI-a ra-OT
Exegesis
The first line has lev {לֵב | lēḇ} ‘heart’ as subject with tsaddiq {צַדִּיק | ṣaddîq} ‘righteous’, followed by the Qal imperfect yehgeh {יֶהְגֶּה | yeheggê} ‘meditates’ and the infinitive la'anot {לַעֲנוֹת | laʿănōṯ} ‘to answer’ indicating purpose.
Root and etymology
h-g-hheh–gimel–heh
“mutter, ponder”
In context — Proverbs 15:28
The heart of the righteous meditates to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:28:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 15:28, so the Hebrew word יֶהְגֶּ֣ה (yehge) 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.15.28.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.28.W3.S1) and character.