Proverbs 2:21:1Prov.2.21.W1TAB
כִּֽי־יְשָׁרִ֥ים
kiyesharim
“for upright ones”
- Transliteration
- ki-ye-sha-RIM
- Extended
- kee-yeh-shah-REEM
- IPA
- /kiː.jəʃaˈriːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- for upright ones
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ki-ye-sha-RIM
- clause
ki-ye-sha-RIM yish-ke-NU A-rets
- sentence
ki-ye-sha-RIM yish-ke-NU A-rets u-te-mi-MIM yi-va-te-RU VAH
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} ‘for’ introduces a causal result.
In the first clause, the subject yesharim {יְשָׁרִים | yə-šā-rîm} ‘upright ones’ takes the Qal imperfect yishkenu {יִשְׁכְּנוּ | yiš-ke-nû} ‘will dwell’, with aretz {אָרֶץ | ʾā-reṣ} ‘land’ as its direct object.
Root and etymology
y-š-ryod–shin–resh
“to be straight, right”
In context — Proverbs 2:21
For the upright will live in the land, and the blameless will stay there.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 2:21:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 2:21, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־יְשָׁרִ֥ים (kiyesharim) 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.2.21.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.2.21.W1.S1) and character.