Proverbs 20:26:5Prov.20.26.W5TAB
וַיָּ֖שֶׁב
vayashev
“and he turns back”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-SHEV
- Extended
- vah-yaa-SHEV
- IPA
- /waj.jaˈʃɛv/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he turns back
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ya-SHEV
- clause
va-ya-SHEV a-le-HEM o-FAN
- sentence
me-za-RE re-sha-IM ME-lekh kha-KHAM va-ya-SHEV a-le-HEM o-FAN
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive וַיָּשֶׁב {וַיָּשֶׁב | va-ya-šév} in the Hiphil stem introduces a causative action, governing the prepositional phrase עֲלֵיהֶם {עֲלֵיהֶם | ʿă-lê-hem} ‘upon them’ and the instrumental noun אוֹפָן {אוֹפָן | ʾō-fān} ‘wheel.’ This sequence highlights the king’s deliberate exercise of judgment, and English renders it with a subject-initial order for clarity while preserving the Hebrew action sequence.
In context — Proverbs 20:26
A wise king scatters the wicked and brings the wheel upon them.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 20:26:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 20:26, so the Hebrew word וַיָּ֖שֶׁב (vayashev) 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.20.26.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.20.26.W5.S1) and character.