Proverbs 16:20:6Prov.16.20.W6TAB
אַשְׁרָֽיו׃
ashraiv
“his blessedness or blessed is he”
- Transliteration
- ash-RAI-v
- Extended
- ahsh-RAI-v
- IPA
- /ʔaʃˈraːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- his blessedness or blessed is he
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
ash-RAI-v
- phraseyour reading level
ba-ye-ho-VAH ash-RAI-v
- clause
u-vo-TE-akh ba-ye-ho-VAH ash-RAI-v
- sentence
mas-KIL al-da-VAR yim-TSA-TOB u-vo-TE-akh ba-ye-ho-VAH ash-RAI-v
Exegesis
The noun ashrayav {אַשְׁרָֽיו | ʾaš-rā-yāw} ‘blessedness’ functions as a verbless predicate, implying ‘is.’ This chiastic structure highlights prudence and trust as reciprocal paths leading to divine blessing.
Root and etymology
ʾ-š-rAleph–Shin–Resh
“to be blessed”
In context — Proverbs 16:20
The one who acts prudently concerning a matter will find good, and whoever trusts in the LORD —blessed is he .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:20:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 16:20, so the Hebrew word אַשְׁרָֽיו׃ (ashraiv) 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.16.20.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.20.W6.S1) and character.