Proverbs 18:23:3Prov.18.23.W3TAB
וְ֝עָשִׁ֗יר
veashir
“and a rich person”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-SHIR
- Extended
- veh-aa-SHEER
- IPA
- /vəʕaːˈʃiːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- and a rich person
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 | |
| 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
ve-a-SHIR
- clause
ve-a-SHIR ya-a-NE a-ZOT
- sentence
takh-a-nu-NIM ye-da-BER-RASH ve-a-SHIR ya-a-NE a-ZOT
Exegesis
The particle ve- {וְ} introduces a shift to the second clause where ashir {עָשִׁיר | ʿā-šîr} pairs with ya’aneh {יַעֲנֶה | yă-‘ă-neh}, followed by azot {עַזּוֹת | ‘ă-zôt} functioning adverbially to intensify the manner of response. This structure highlights the rhetorical contrast between the poor’s humble petitions and the rich’s forceful replies.
Root and etymology
Rootʿayin–shin–resh
“rich, prosperous”
In context — Proverbs 18:23
The poor person speaks in pleas , but the rich person replies with harshness .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 18:23:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 18:23, so the Hebrew word וְ֝עָשִׁ֗יר (veashir) 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.18.23.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.18.23.W3.S1) and character.