Proverbs 15:5:7Prov.15.5.W7TAB
יַעְרִֽם׃
yarim
“is prudent or acts shrewdly”
- Transliteration
- ya-RIM
- Extended
- yah-REEM
- IPA
- /jaʕˈriːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- is prudent or acts shrewdly
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ya-RIM
- phraseyour reading level
to-KHA-khat ya-RIM
- clause
ve-sho-MER to-KHA-khat ya-RIM
- sentence
e-VIL yin-ETS mu-SAR a-VIV ve-sho-MER to-KHA-khat ya-RIM
Exegesis
The Hiphil imperfect yaʿarim {יַעְרִֽם | ya·ʿā·rîm} conveys causation ‘causes to be prudent,’ emphasizing active engagement in wisdom. This antithetical structure balances the fool’s disdain against the prudent’s receptivity.
Root and etymology
Rootayin–resh–mem
“to make prudent, to be shrewd”
In context — Proverbs 15:5
A fool despises his father’s instruction, but whoever keeps reproof is prudent.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:5:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 15:5, so the Hebrew word יַעְרִֽם׃ (yarim) 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.15.5.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.5.W7.S1) and character.