Proverbs 20:4:5Prov.20.4.W5TAB
וְשָׁאַ֖ל
veshaal
“and he will beg”
- Transliteration
- ve-sha-AL
- Extended
- veh-shaa-AHL
- IPA
- /vəʃaˈʔaːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he will beg
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 | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
ve-sha-AL
- phraseyour reading level
yi-she-AL ve-sha-AL
- clause
yi-she-AL ve-sha-AL ba-ka-TSIR va-A-yin
- sentence
ME-kho-ref a-TSEL LO-ya-kha-ROSH yi-she-AL ve-sha-AL ba-ka-TSIR va-A-yin
Exegesis
The imperfect verbs yishal {יִשְׁאַל | yišʾal} ‘he will ask’ and ve-shaal {וְשָׁאַל | wə-šaʾāl} ‘and he will seek’ introduce the resulting action.
In context — Proverbs 20:4
Because of the winter , the lazy person will not plow; he will ask and seek at harvest time, but there will be nothing .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 20:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 20:4, so the Hebrew word וְשָׁאַ֖ל (veshaal) 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.20.4.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.20.4.W5.S1) and character.