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
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ISH
- clause
ve-ISH kha-KHAM ye-khap-pe-REN-na
- 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 context — Proverbs 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.