Proverbs 19:11:3Prov.19.11.W3TAB
הֶאֱרִ֣יךְ
heerikh
“makes long or prolongs”
- Transliteration
- he-e-RIKH
- Extended
- heh-eh-REEKH
- IPA
- /hɛ.ʔɛˈriːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- makes long or prolongs
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
he-e-RIKH
- clause
SE-khel a-DAM he-e-RIKH a-PO
- sentence
SE-khel a-DAM he-e-RIKH a-PO ve-tif-ar-TO a-VOR al-PA-sha
Exegesis
The Hiphil perfect he’erikh {הֶאֱרִ֣יךְ | hē·ʾĕ·rîḵ} ‘prolongs’ takes appo {אַפּ֑וֹ | ’ă·ppô} ‘his anger’ as its direct object, yielding an idiomatic expression for patient restraint.
Root and etymology
’-r-kaleph–resh–kaf
“to make long”
In context — Proverbs 19:11
The discretion of a man prolongs his anger, and it is his glory to overlook a transgression .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 19:11:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 19:11, so the Hebrew word הֶאֱרִ֣יךְ (heerikh) 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.19.11.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.19.11.W3.S1) and character.