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

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Qofq — deep k, uvular
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Qofq — deep k, uvular
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Patachshort 'ah' as in father

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-kar-ye-KAR-RU-akh

  2. clause

    ve-kar-ye-KAR-RU-akh ISH te-vu-NA

  3. 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 contextProverbs 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.