Proverbs 21:20:3Prov.21.20.W3TAB
וָ֭שֶׁמֶן
vashemen
“and oil”
- Transliteration
- VA-she-men
- Extended
- VAA-sheh-mehn
- IPA
- /ˈvaːʃɛmɛn/
Meaning by language
- English
- and oil
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
VA-she-men
- clause
o-TSAR ne-khe-MAD VA-she-men bi-ne-VE kha-KHAM
- sentence
o-TSAR ne-khe-MAD VA-she-men bi-ne-VE kha-KHAM u-ke-SIL a-DAM ye-val-le-E-nu
Exegesis
The first clause is a verbless existential statement marked by fronting otzar {אוֹצָר | ʾōṣār} ‘treasure’ and nekhmad {נֶחְמָד | neḥmād} ‘desirable’ with va-shemen {וָשֶׁמֶן | wā-še·mên} ‘and oil’ in apposition.
Root and etymology
Rootshin-mem-nun
“oil, fat”
In context — Proverbs 21:20
Precious treasure and oil are stored in the home of the wise , but a foolish person consumes them.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 21:20:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 21:20, so the Hebrew word וָ֭שֶׁמֶן (vashemen) 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.21.20.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.21.20.W3.S1) and character.