Proverbs 16:9:3Prov.16.9.W3TAB
יְחַשֵּׁ֣ב
yekhashev
“plans or thinks”
- Transliteration
- ye-kha-SHEV
- Extended
- yeh-khah-SHEEV
- IPA
- /jəħaʃˈʃeːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- plans or thinks
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-kha-SHEV
- clause
LEV a-DAM ye-kha-SHEV dar-KO
- sentence
LEV a-DAM ye-kha-SHEV dar-KO va-ye-ho-VAH ya-KHIN tsa-a-DO
Exegesis
The piel imperfect yeḥaššēv {יְחַשֵּׁב | yeḥaššēḇ} “plans” conveys human intention directed at darkō {דַרְכּוֹ | darkō} “his way.”
Root and etymology
ḥ-š-bh-sh-b
“to think, reckon”
In context — Proverbs 16:9
The heart of a man plans his way, but the LORD makes his steps firm.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:9:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 16:9, so the Hebrew word יְחַשֵּׁ֣ב (yekhashev) 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.16.9.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.9.W3.S1) and character.