Proverbs 18:14:4Prov.18.14.W4TAB
וְר֥וּחַ
veruakh
“but spirit of”
- Transliteration
- ve-RU-akh
- Extended
- veh-ROO-akh
- IPA
- /wəˈruː.aħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- but spirit of
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 | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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Word in context
- word
ve-RU-akh
- phraseyour reading level
ve-RU-akh ne-KHE-a
- clause
ve-RU-akh ne-KHE-a MI yis-SA-en-na
- sentence
RU-akh-I-sh ye-khal-KEL ma-kha-LE-hu ve-RU-akh ne-KHE-a MI yis-SA-en-na
Exegesis
The conjunction ve-ruach {וְר֥וּחַ | wə-rûaḥ} introduces the second parallel clause, where the adjective neke’ah {נְ֝כֵאָ֗ה | nekēʾāh} modifies ruach in an absolute form.
Root and etymology
Rootr-w-kh
“wind, breath, spirit”
In context — Proverbs 18:14
The spirit of a man will sustain his sickness; but who can bear a wounded spirit?
About this coordinate
Proverbs 18:14:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 18:14, so the Hebrew word וְר֥וּחַ (veruakh) 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.18.14.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.18.14.W4.S1) and character.