Proverbs 18:11:2Prov.18.11.W2TAB
עָ֭שִׁיר
ashir
“of a rich man”
- Transliteration
- a-SHIR
- Extended
- aa-SHEER
- IPA
- /ʕaːˈʃiːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- of a rich man
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-SHIR
- clause
HON a-SHIR kir-YAT u-ZO
- sentence
HON a-SHIR kir-YAT u-ZO u-khe-kho-MA ni-se-GA-va be-mas-KIT-o
Exegesis
The verse begins with hon {הוֹן | hôn} ‘wealth’ in construct with ashir {עָשִׁיר | ʿāšîr} ‘rich man’, yielding “the rich man’s wealth.”
Root and etymology
Rootʿayin–shin–resh
“rich, prosperous”
In context — Proverbs 18:11
The rich man’s wealth is the city of his strength, and it is like a high wall in his imagination .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 18:11:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 18:11, so the Hebrew word עָ֭שִׁיר (ashir) 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.18.11.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.18.11.W2.S1) and character.