Proverbs 15:4:8Prov.15.4.W8TAB

בְּרֽוּחַ׃

beruakh

in the spirit

Transliteration
be-RU-akh
Extended
beh-ROO-akh
IPA
/bəˈruːaħ/

Meaning by language

English
in the spirit

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Result
בְּ + רֽוּ + חַ׃
be + ru + akh
beruakh

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Patachshort 'ah' as in father

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Word in context

  1. word

    be-RU-akh

  2. phraseyour reading level

    SHE-ver be-RU-akh

  3. clause

    ve-SE-lef BAH SHE-ver be-RU-akh

  4. sentence

    mar-PE la-SHON ETS kha-YIM ve-SE-lef BAH SHE-ver be-RU-akh

Root and etymology

r-w-ḥresh–vav–chet

wind, breath, spirit

In contextProverbs 15:4

Healing of the tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it is a break in the spirit .

About this coordinate

Proverbs 15:4:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Proverbs 15:4, so the Hebrew word בְּרֽוּחַ׃ (beruakh) 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.15.4.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.4.W8.S1) and character.