Proverbs 17:22:7Prov.17.22.W7TAB
תְּיַבֶּשׁ־גָּֽרֶם׃
teyabeshgarem
“dries up bone”
- Transliteration
- te-ya-BESH-ga-REM
- Extended
- teh-yah-BEHSH-gaa-REM
- IPA
- /tə.jabˈbɛʃ.ɡaːˈrɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- dries up bone
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
te-ya-BESH-ga-REM
- 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 Niphal participle nəḵe’āḥ {נְכֵאָה | nəḵe’āḥ} ‘stricken’ predicates on the spirit, and the Piel imperfect təyabbeš {תְּיַבֵּשׁ | təyabbeš} “dries up” governs gārem {גָּרֶם | gārem} ‘bone’ as its object. This vav-imperfect adversative structure highlights the contrast between joyful flourishing and emotional distress leading to physical decline.
Root and etymology
g-r-mg-r-m
“bone, strength”
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 17:22:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 17:22, so the Hebrew word תְּיַבֶּשׁ־גָּֽרֶם׃ (teyabeshgarem) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.22.W7.S1) and character.