Proverbs 17:22:4Prov.17.22.W4TAB
גֵּהָ֑ה
geha
“healing or medicine”
- Transliteration
- ge-HA
- Extended
- gee-HAA
- IPA
- /ɡeːˈhaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- healing or medicine
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ge-HA
- clause
LEV sa-ME-akh yei-TIV ge-HA
- sentence
LEV sa-ME-akh yei-TIV ge-HA ve-RU-akh ne-KHE-a te-ya-BESH-ga-REM
Exegesis
The Hiphil imperfect yēyiṭṭîḇ {יֵיטִב | yēyiṭṭîḇ} “makes well” takes gēhâ {גֵּהָה | gēhâ} ‘healing’ as its object, establishing a simile.
In context — Proverbs 17:22
A rejoicing heart does good like a healing , but a stricken spirit dries up the bone.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 17:22:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 17:22, so the Hebrew word גֵּהָ֑ה (geha) 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.17.22.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.22.W4.S1) and character.