יָנֽוּחַ׃

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 יָנֽוּחַ׃

   ya-NU-akh

   will rest
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 רְפָאִ֣ים יָנֽוּחַ׃

   re-fa-IM ya-NU-akh

   the dead will rest
3. clause🔊 בִּקְהַ֖ל רְפָאִ֣ים יָנֽוּחַ׃

   bik-HAL re-fa-IM ya-NU-akh

   in the assembly of the dead will rest
4. sentence🔊 אָדָ֗ם תּ֖וֹעֶה מִדֶּ֣רֶךְ הַשְׂכֵּ֑ל בִּקְהַ֖ל רְפָאִ֣ים יָנֽוּחַ׃

   a-DAM TO-eh mid-DE-rekh has-KEEL bik-HAL re-fa-IM ya-NU-akh

   a man wandering from the way of understanding in the assembly of the dead will rest

Exegesis

The imperfect verbal form yanuah {יָנֽוּחַ | yā-nū-āḥ} ‘will rest’ designates the resulting state of deviation. The close ordering of the participle after adam emphasizes the cause-and-effect dynamic between straying and ultimate demise.