Proverbs 19:26:2Prov.19.26.W2TAB
יַבְרִ֣יחַ
yavreakh
“drives away”
- Transliteration
- yav-re-AKH
- Extended
- yahv-reh-AHkh
- IPA
- /jav.rɪˈaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- drives away
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yav-re-AKH
- clause
me-sha-DED-AV yav-re-AKH EM
- sentence
me-sha-DED-AV yav-re-AKH EM BEN me-VISH u-ma-khPIR
Exegesis
The conjunction waw introduces yavriach {יַבְרִיחַ | yāvrîaḥ} ‘drives away’, a Hiphil imperfect signaling causative action on em {אֵם | ʾēm} ‘mother’.
Root and etymology
ב־ר־ח
“to drive away”
In context — Proverbs 19:26
A son who devastates his father and drives away his mother is one who brings shame and disgrace .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 19:26:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 19:26, so the Hebrew word יַבְרִ֣יחַ (yavreakh) 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.19.26.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.19.26.W2.S1) and character.