Proverbs 16:32:6Prov.16.32.W6TAB
בְּ֝רוּח֗וֹ
berukho
“over his spirit”
- Transliteration
- be-ru-KHO
- Extended
- beh-roo-KHOO
- IPA
- /bəruːˈħoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- over his spirit
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
be-ru-KHO
- phraseyour reading level
u-mo-SHEL be-ru-KHO
- clause
u-mo-SHEL be-ru-KHO mil-lo-KHED IR
- sentence
TOV E-rekh a-PA-yim mig-gi-BOR u-mo-SHEL be-ru-KHO mil-lo-KHED IR
Exegesis
The conjunction w- {וּ | wə} introduces the second parallel in wəmōšēl bərûḥō {וּמֹשֵׁ֥ל בְּרוּחוֹ | û-mō-šēl bə-rû-ḥō} ‘and one who rules his spirit’, again followed by mî-lōkēd ʿîr {מִלֹּכֵ֥ד עִֽיר | mî-lō-kêḏ ʿîr} ‘than one who captures a city’. This chiastic structure highlights internal self-mastery over external conquest. The rendering employs English comparatives (‘better than’) to maintain the Hebrew contrast.
Root and etymology
Rootr-w-ḥ
“spirit, wind, breath”
In context — Proverbs 16:32
Better is one who is slow to anger than a mighty warrior, and one who rules his spirit than one who captures a city .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:32:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 16:32, so the Hebrew word בְּ֝רוּח֗וֹ (berukho) 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.16.32.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.32.W6.S1) and character.