Proverbs 21:11:3Prov.21.11.W3TAB
וּבְהַשְׂכִּ֥יל
uvehasekeel
“and when he shows insight”
- Transliteration
- u-ve-ha-SE-KEEL
- Extended
- OO-veh-hah-SEH-KEEL
- IPA
- /uː.və.hasˈkiːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- and when he shows insight
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-ve-ha-SE-KEEL
- phraseyour reading level
u-ve-ha-SE-KEEL le-KHA-KHAM
- clause
u-ve-ha-SE-KEEL le-KHA-KHAM yik-KAKH-DA-at
- sentence
ba-E-NAsh-LETS ye-KHE-KAM-PE-ti u-ve-ha-SE-KEEL le-KHA-KHAM yik-KAKH-DA-at
Exegesis
The proverb features two parallel protases introduced by banash-lets {בַּעְנָשׁ־לֵץ | baʿ-nāš-lēṣ} ‘when the scoffer is punished’ and uvahaskil {וּבְהַשְׂכִּ֥יל | ū-ve-haš-kîl} ‘when instruction is granted’ with lehakam {לְ֝חָכָ֗ם | le-ḥā-ḵām} ‘to a wise one’.
In context — Proverbs 21:11
When the scoffer is punished, the simple becomes wise; when instruction is given to the wise, he receives knowledge .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 21:11:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 21:11, so the Hebrew word וּבְהַשְׂכִּ֥יל (uvehasekeel) 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.21.11.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.21.11.W3.S1) and character.