Proverbs 17:27:5Prov.17.27.W5TAB
וקר־יְקַר־ר֝֗וּחַ
vekaryekarruakh
“and one cool of spirit”
- Transliteration
- ve-kar-ye-KAR-RU-akh
- Extended
- veh-kahr-yeh-KAR-ROO-akh
- IPA
- /vəqar.jəˈqar.ruːaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and one cool of spirit
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-kar-ye-KAR-RU-akh
- clause
ve-kar-ye-KAR-RU-akh ISH te-vu-NA
- sentence
kho-SEKH a-ma-RAV yo-DE-a da-AT ve-kar-ye-KAR-RU-akh ISH te-vu-NA
Root and etymology
r-w-ḥr-w-ḥ
“spirit, wind, breath”
In context — Proverbs 17:27
He who restrains his words has knowledge, and a man of understanding has a calm spirit .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 17:27:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 17:27, so the Hebrew word וקר־יְקַר־ר֝֗וּחַ (vekaryekarruakh) 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.17.27.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.27.W5.S1) and character.