Proverbs 2:22:5Prov.2.22.W5TAB
יִסְּח֥וּ
yisekhu
“they will be uprooted”
- Transliteration
- yi-se-KHU
- Extended
- yih-seh-KHOO
- IPA
- /jis.səˈħuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they will be uprooted
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
yi-se-KHU
- phraseyour reading level
yi-se-KHU mi-me-NA
- clause
u-vog-de-IM yi-se-KHU mi-me-NA
- sentence
u-re-sha-IM me-E-rets yi-ka-RE-tu u-vog-de-IM yi-se-KHU mi-me-NA
Exegesis
The Nifal imperfect yikkāreṯû {יִכָּרֵתוּ | yiqqārēṯû} ‘shall be cut off’ parallels the Piel imperfect yisseḥû {יִסְּחוּ | yisseḥû} ‘shall be uprooted,’ emphasizing irreversible removal.
In context — Proverbs 2:22
But the wicked will be removed from the land, and the treacherous will be torn out of it.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 2:22:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 2:22, so the Hebrew word יִסְּח֥וּ (yisekhu) 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.2.22.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.2.22.W5.S1) and character.