Proverbs 17:12:4Prov.17.12.W4TAB
בְּאִ֑ישׁ
beish
“in a man”
- Transliteration
- be-ISH
- Extended
- beh-EESH
- IPA
- /bəˈʔiːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- in a man
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-ISH
- clause
pa-GOSH DOV sha-KUL be-ISH
- sentence
pa-GOSH DOV sha-KUL be-ISH ve-AL-ke-SIL be-i-val-TO
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase be-ʾîš {בְּאִ֑ישׁ | be-ʾîš} ‘in a man’ specifies the object.
In context — Proverbs 17:12
Let a bear bereaved of her cubs meet a man, but not a fool in his folly.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 17:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 17:12, so the Hebrew word בְּאִ֑ישׁ (beish) 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.17.12.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.12.W4.S1) and character.