Proverbs 17:28:5Prov.17.28.W5TAB
יֵחָשֵׁ֑ב
yekhashev
“is considered or is reckoned”
- Transliteration
- ye-kha-SHEV
- Extended
- yeh-khah-SHEEV
- IPA
- /jeː.ħaːˈʃeːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- is considered or is reckoned
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
ye-kha-SHEV
- clause
GAM e-VIL ma-kha-ri-SH kha-KHAM ye-kha-SHEV
- sentence
GAM e-VIL ma-kha-ri-SH kha-KHAM ye-kha-SHEV o-TEM se-fa-TAV na-VON
Exegesis
The first clause pairs e-vil {אֱוִ֣יל | ʾəvîl} “fool” with the Hiphil participle maḥarîš {מַחֲרִישׁ | maḥarîš} “keeps silent,” leading to the Nifal imperfect yēḥāšēḇ {יֵחָשֵׁ֑ב | yēḥāšēḇ} “is considered” plus ḥākām {חָכָ֣ם | ḥākām} “wise.”
In context — Proverbs 17:28
Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is counted wise , and one who closes his lips is regarded as discerning .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 17:28:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 17:28, so the Hebrew word יֵחָשֵׁ֑ב (yekhashev) 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.17.28.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.28.W5.S1) and character.