Proverbs 15:30:2Prov.15.30.W2TAB
יְשַׂמַּֽח־לֵ֑ב
yesamakhlev
“makes {the} heart rejoice”
- Transliteration
- ye-sa-MAKH-LEV
- Extended
- yeh-sah-MAHKH-LEEV
- IPA
- /jəsamˈmaħ.leːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- makes {the} heart rejoice
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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 | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-sa-MAKH-LEV
- clause
me-OR-E-na-YIM ye-sa-MAKH-LEV
- sentence
me-OR-E-na-YIM ye-sa-MAKH-LEV she-mu-A to-VA te-da-SHEN-a-TSEM
Exegesis
The piel imperfect yesammach {יְשַׂמַּֽח | yә-sam-maḥ} ‘makes rejoice’ governs lev {לֵב | lēv} ‘heart,’ yielding the first clause.
Root and etymology
ל־ב
“inner organ, mind”
In context — Proverbs 15:30
The light of the eyes brings joy to the heart , and a good report invigorates the bones .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:30:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 15:30, so the Hebrew word יְשַׂמַּֽח־לֵ֑ב (yesamakhlev) 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.15.30.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.30.W2.S1) and character.