Proverbs 17:22:5Prov.17.22.W5TAB
וְר֥וּחַ
veruakh
“and spirit”
- Transliteration
- ve-RU-akh
- Extended
- veh-ROO-akh
- IPA
- /wəˈruː.aħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and spirit
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 | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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Word in context
- word
ve-RU-akh
- phraseyour reading level
ve-RU-akh ne-KHE-a
- clause
ve-RU-akh ne-KHE-a te-ya-BESH-ga-REM
- sentence
LEV sa-ME-akh yei-TIV ge-HA ve-RU-akh ne-KHE-a te-ya-BESH-ga-REM
Exegesis
The conjunction wə- {וְ | wə-} introduces the contrasting clause with wə-rûaḥ {וְרוּחַ | wə-rûaḥ} ‘spirit’ as the parallel subject.
Root and etymology
r-w-ḥr-w-ḥ
“spirit, wind, breath”
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 17:22:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 17:22, so the Hebrew word וְר֥וּחַ (veruakh) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.22.W5.S1) and character.