Proverbs 16:7:5Prov.16.7.W5TAB
יַשְׁלִ֥ם
yashlim
“he causes to make peace”
- Transliteration
- yash-LIM
- Extended
- yahsh-LIHM
- IPA
- /jaʃˈlim/
Meaning by language
- English
- he causes to make peace
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yash-LIM
- phraseyour reading level
yash-LIM i-TO
- clause
gam-o-ye-VAV yash-LIM i-TO
- sentence
bir-TSOT Ye-ho-VAH dar-KHE-Ish gam-o-ye-VAV yash-LIM i-TO
Exegesis
The verb yashlim {יַשְׁלִ֥ם | yaš-lîm} in the Hiphil imperfect expresses causative action, God actively effecting peace, while itto {אִתּוֹ | ʾit-tô} ‘with him’ completes the relational frame. English reorders the conditional antecedent before the result to foreground divine initiative in reconciliation.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–lamed–mem
“to be complete, to make peace”
In context — Proverbs 16:7
When the LORD takes pleasure in a man’s ways, He brings even his enemies into peace with him.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 16:7, so the Hebrew word יַשְׁלִ֥ם (yashlim) 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.16.7.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.7.W5.S1) and character.