Proverbs 20:6:5Prov.20.6.W5TAB
וְאִ֥ישׁ
veish
“and a man”
- Transliteration
- ve-ISH
- Extended
- veh-EESH
- IPA
- /vəʔˈiːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and a man
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ISH
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ISH e-mu-NIM
- clause
ve-ISH e-mu-NIM MI yim-TSA
- sentence
rav-a-DAM yik-RA ISH khas-DO ve-ISH e-mu-NIM MI yim-TSA
Exegesis
The conjunction ve- in ve-ish {וְאִ֥ישׁ | wə-ʾîš} signals a shift to contrast.
In context — Proverbs 20:6
Many a man will proclaim his own kindness , but a faithful man —who can find?
About this coordinate
Proverbs 20:6:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 20:6, so the Hebrew word וְאִ֥ישׁ (veish) 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.20.6.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.20.6.W5.S1) and character.