Proverbs 18:10:6Prov.18.10.W6TAB
וְנִשְׂגָּֽב׃
venisgav
“and is set high or safe”
- Transliteration
- ve-nis-GAV
- Extended
- veh-nihs-GAAV
- IPA
- /vəniśˈɣaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- and is set high or safe
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 | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
ve-nis-GAV
- phraseyour reading level
tsa-DIK ve-nis-GAV
- clause
bo-ya-RUTS tsa-DIK ve-nis-GAV
- sentence
mig-DAL-OZ SHEM Ye-ho-VAH bo-ya-RUTS tsa-DIK ve-nis-GAV
Exegesis
The coordinated action–result sequence bo-yoruts {בּֽוֹ־יָר֖וּץ | bō-yārûṣ} ‘runs into it’ + ve-nisgav {וְנִשְׂגָּב | wə-niśgāḇ} ‘and is exalted’ highlights the swift flight of the righteous into security and their ensuing elevation. The formal translation preserves Hebrew word order and metaphorical force, while the dynamic rendering employs a simile and natural phrasing for clarity.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–gimel–bet
“to be exalted”
In context — Proverbs 18:10
The name of the LORD is a tower of strength; the righteous one runs into it and is set securely on high.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 18:10:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 18:10, so the Hebrew word וְנִשְׂגָּֽב׃ (venisgav) 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.18.10.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.18.10.W6.S1) and character.