Proverbs 20:5:3Prov.20.5.W3TAB
עֵצָ֣ה
etsa
“counsel”
- Transliteration
- e-TSA
- Extended
- ee-TSAH
- IPA
- /ʕeːˈtsaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- counsel
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-TSA
- clause
MA-yim a-mu-KIM e-TSA ve-lev-ISH
- sentence
MA-yim a-mu-KIM e-TSA ve-lev-ISH ve-ISH te-vu-NA yid-de-le-NA
Exegesis
This phrase equates to etzah {עֵצָ֣ה | ʿêṣâ} ‘counsel’ located belev {בְלֶב־ | bə-lev} ‘in-heart’ of ish {אִ֑ישׁ | ʾîš} ‘a man’.
Root and etymology
ʿ-ṣ-hayin–tsade–he
“to advise, counsel”
In context — Proverbs 20:5
Deep waters are counsel in a man’s heart, but a man of understanding will draw it out.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 20:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 20:5, so the Hebrew word עֵצָ֣ה (etsa) 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.20.5.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.20.5.W3.S1) and character.