Proverbs 16:14:3Prov.16.14.W3TAB

וְאִ֖ישׁ

veish

and a man

Transliteration
ve-ISH
Extended
veh-EESH
IPA
/vəˈʔiːʃ/

Meaning by language

English
and a man

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Result
וְ + אִ֖ישׁ
ve + ish
veish

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-ISH

  2. clause

    ve-ISH kha-KHAM ye-khap-pe-REN-na

  3. sentence

    kha-MAT-me-LEKH mal-a-KHEI-MA-vet ve-ISH kha-KHAM ye-khap-pe-REN-na

Exegesis

The conjunction ve {וְ | və} ‘and’ introduces a contrast with ish khakham {אִישׁ חָכָם | ʼîš ḥā-khâm} ‘wise man.’

Root and etymology

Rootʾ y š

man, individual

In contextProverbs 16:14

A king’s anger takes the form of messengers of death, but a wise man will appease it .

About this coordinate

Proverbs 16:14:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 16:14, so the Hebrew word וְאִ֖ישׁ (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.16.14.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.14.W3.S1) and character.