Proverbs 19:21:4Prov.19.21.W4TAB
וַעֲצַ֥ת
vaatsat
“but counsel or purpose of”
- Transliteration
- va-a-TSAT
- Extended
- vah-ah-TSAT
- IPA
- /va.ʕaˈtsat/
Meaning by language
- English
- but counsel or purpose of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
va-a-TSAT
- phraseyour reading level
va-a-TSAT Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-a-TSAT Ye-ho-VAH HI ta-KUM
- sentence
ra-BOT ma-kha-sha-BOT be-LEV-Ish va-a-TSAT Ye-ho-VAH HI ta-KUM
Exegesis
The adversative waw prefixed to atzat yehovah {וַעֲצַת יְ֝הוָ֗ה | wā-ʿăṣ-šāṯ yə-hō-wāh} ‘but counsel of the LORD’ introduces a contrast between transient human intention and enduring divine purpose.
Root and etymology
ע־צ־ה
“to advise, counsel”
In context — Proverbs 19:21
Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but the counsel of the LORD will stand .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 19:21:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 19:21, so the Hebrew word וַעֲצַ֥ת (vaatsat) 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.19.21.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.19.21.W4.S1) and character.