Proverbs 18:24:4Prov.18.24.W4TAB
וְיֵ֥שׁ
veyesh
“and there is”
- Transliteration
- ve-YESH
- Extended
- veh-YEESH
- IPA
- /vəˈjeːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and there is
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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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Word in context
- word
ve-YESH
- phraseyour reading level
ve-YESH o-HEV
- clause
ve-YESH o-HEV da-VEK me-AKH
- sentence
ISH re-IM le-hit-ro-E-a ve-YESH o-HEV da-VEK me-AKH
Exegesis
The coordinating conjunction veyesh {וְיֵ֥שׁ | wə-yêš} links to the contrasting clause with the participles ohev {אֹ֝הֵ֗ב | ’ô-hēḇ} and davek {דָּבֵ֥ק | dā-ḇêq}, forming “one who loves” and “clinging,” respectively.
In context — Proverbs 18:24
A man of many companions may be brought to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 18:24:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 18:24, so the Hebrew word וְיֵ֥שׁ (veyesh) 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.18.24.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.18.24.W4.S1) and character.