Proverbs 19:9:5Prov.19.9.W5TAB
וְיָפִ֖יחַ
veyafiakh
“and he breathes out”
- Transliteration
- ve-ya-FI-akh
- Extended
- veh-yaa-FEE-akh
- IPA
- /vəjaːˈfiːaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he breathes out
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
ve-ya-FI-akh
- clause
ve-ya-FI-akh ke-za-VIM yo-VED
- sentence
ED she-ka-RIM LO yi-NA-ke ve-ya-FI-akh ke-za-VIM yo-VED
Exegesis
A parallel clause introduced by the conjunction veyaphiach {וְיָפִיחַ | wə-yā-p̄î-aḥ} in the Hiphil stem employs breath imagery for active speech, followed by the Qal imperfect yoved {יֹאבֵד | yō-ʼă-ḏ}. This chiastic parallelism highlights the inevitability of judgment for both passive and active perpetrators.
In context — Proverbs 19:9
A false witness will not be acquitted , and he who breathes out lies will perish.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 19:9:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 19:9, so the Hebrew word וְיָפִ֖יחַ (veyafiakh) 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.19.9.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.19.9.W5.S1) and character.