Proverbs 16:25:1Prov.16.25.W1TAB
יֵ֤שׁ
yesh
“there is”
- Transliteration
- YESH
- Extended
- YEESH
- IPA
- /ˈjeːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- there is
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
YESH
- clause
YESH DE-rekh ya-SHAR lif-ne-EISH
- sentence
YESH DE-rekh ya-SHAR lif-ne-EISH ve-a-kha-ri-TAH dar-KHE-MA-vet
Exegesis
The proverb opens with the existential particle yesh {יֵשׁ | yēš} presenting a general observation.
Root and etymology
y-sh-ryod–shin–resh
“to be straight, upright”
In context — Proverbs 16:25
There is a way that seems right before a man, but its end is the ways of death .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:25:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 16:25, so the Hebrew word יֵ֤שׁ (yesh) 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.16.25.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.25.W1.S1) and character.