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

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Result
עָ֭ + שִׁיר
a + shir
ashir

Alphabet Analysis

Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Qametslong 'ah'
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Reshr guttural, like the French r

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Word in context

  1. word

    a-SHIR

  2. clause

    HON a-SHIR kir-YAT u-ZO

  3. 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 contextProverbs 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.