Proverbs 17:14:3Prov.17.14.W3TAB
רֵאשִׁ֣ית
reshit
“beginning of”
- Transliteration
- re-SHIT
- Extended
- reh-SHEET
- IPA
- /reːˈʃiːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- beginning of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
re-SHIT
- clause
PO-ter MA-yim re-SHIT ma-DON
- sentence
PO-ter MA-yim re-SHIT ma-DON ve-lif-NEI hit-gal-LA ha-RIV ne-TOSH
Exegesis
The proverb begins with the Qal participle poter {פּוֹטֵר | pō·tēr} ‘releasing’, serving as the subject of a simile that parallels reishit madon {רֵאשִׁית מָדוֹן | rê·šît mā·dōn} ‘beginning of strife’. This chiastic parallelism equates the unchecked flow of water with the onset of conflict.
In context — Proverbs 17:14
Releasing water is the beginning of strife ; leave a quarrel before it bursts forth.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 17:14:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 17:14, so the Hebrew word רֵאשִׁ֣ית (reshit) 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.17.14.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.14.W3.S1) and character.