Proverbs 21:17:6Prov.21.17.W6TAB
יַֽיִן־וָ֝שֶׁ֗מֶן
yayinvashemen
“wine and oil”
- Transliteration
- ya-yin-va-SHE-men
- Extended
- yah-yihn-vaa-SHEH-men
- IPA
- /ja.jin.waˈʃɛmɛn/
Meaning by language
- English
- wine and oil
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ya-yin-va-SHE-men
- phraseyour reading level
o-HEV ya-yin-va-SHE-men
- clause
o-HEV ya-yin-va-SHE-men LO ya-a-SHIR
- sentence
ISH makh-SOR o-HEV sim-KHA o-HEV ya-yin-va-SHE-men LO ya-a-SHIR
Exegesis
Two parallel qal participles ohev {אֹהֵב | ʾōhēv} introduce habitual inclinations to simchah {שִׂמְחָה | səmḥâ} ‘pleasure’ and the coordinated pair yayin {יַיִן | yāyîn} ‘wine’ and shemen {שֶׁמֶן | šêmên} ‘oil.’
Root and etymology
RootYod Yod Nun
“wine”
In context — Proverbs 21:17
Whoever loves pleasure will be a man of poverty; whoever loves wine and oil will not become rich .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 21:17:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 21:17, so the Hebrew word יַֽיִן־וָ֝שֶׁ֗מֶן (yayinvashemen) 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.21.17.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.21.17.W6.S1) and character.