Proverbs 16:19:2Prov.16.19.W2TAB
שְׁפַל־ר֭וּחַ
shefalruakh
“lowly of spirit”
- Transliteration
- she-FAL-RU-akh
- Extended
- sheh-FAL-ROO-akh
- IPA
- /ʃəˈfal.ruː.aħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- lowly of spirit
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
she-FAL-RU-akh
- clause
TOV she-FAL-RU-akh ET-a-ni-yim a-na-VIM
- sentence
TOV she-FAL-RU-akh ET-a-ni-yim a-na-VIM me-kha-LEK sha-LAL ET-ge-i-YIM
Exegesis
The construct chain shefal-ruach {שְׁפַל־ר֭וּחַ | šə-phāl-rû-āḥ} ‘lowly of spirit’ sets the moral standard, and et-aniyyim {אֶת־עָנִיִּ֑ים | ʾet-ʿă-nî-yîm} marks ‘afflicted ones’ as its object.
Root and etymology
Rootr-w-ḥ
“spirit, wind, breath”
In context — Proverbs 16:19
Better to be lowly in spirit among the afflicted than to divide the spoil with the proud .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:19:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 16:19, so the Hebrew word שְׁפַל־ר֭וּחַ (shefalruakh) 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.16.19.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.19.W2.S1) and character.