Proverbs 17:1:4Prov.17.1.W4TAB
וְשַׁלְוָה־בָ֑הּ
veshalvavah
“and quiet in it”
- Transliteration
- ve-shal-VA-VAH
- Extended
- veh-shahl-VAA-VAAH
- IPA
- /vəʃalˈvaː.vaːh/
Meaning by language
- English
- and quiet in it
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-shal-VA-VAH
- clause
TOV PAT kha-re-VA ve-shal-VA-VAH
- sentence
TOV PAT kha-re-VA ve-shal-VA-VAH mi-BA-yit ma-LE ziv-khe-RIV
Exegesis
The first phrase, p̄aṯ ḥărēḇâ {פַּת חֲ֭רֵבָה | p̄aṯ ḥărēḇâ} ‘dry morsel’, is followed by the compound prepositional phrase wə-šalwâ-bāh {וְשַׁלְוָה־בָּהּ | wə šalwâ-bāh} ‘and quietness within it’.
Root and etymology
Rootš–l–w
“to be at ease”
In context — Proverbs 17:1
Better is a dry morsel with quietness than a house full of sacrifices amid strife .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 17:1:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 17:1, so the Hebrew word וְשַׁלְוָה־בָ֑הּ (veshalvavah) 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.17.1.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.1.W4.S1) and character.