Proverbs 21:29:1Prov.21.29.W1TAB

הֵעֵ֬ז

heez

has hardened

Transliteration
he-EZ
Extended
hee-EEZ
IPA
/heː.ˈʕeːz/

Meaning by language

English
has hardened

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
הֵ + עֵ֬ז
he + ez
heez

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Zayinz as in zero

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Word in context

  1. word

    he-EZ

  2. clause

    he-EZ ISH ra-SHA be-fa-NAV

  3. sentence

    he-EZ ISH ra-SHA be-fa-NAV ve-ya-SHAR HU ya-KHIN ya-VIN dar-KHAV dar-KO

Exegesis

The verse begins with the Hiphil perfect verb heez {הֵעֵ֬ז | hēʾez} ‘he hardened’, marking decisive defiance by the subject rasha {רָשָׁ֣ע | rāšāʿ} ‘wicked person’.

Root and etymology

ע־ז־ז

to harden, resolve

In contextProverbs 21:29

The wicked man puts on a bold face, but the upright establishes and discerns his way.

About this coordinate

Proverbs 21:29:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 21:29, so the Hebrew word הֵעֵ֬ז (heez) 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.21.29.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.21.29.W1.S1) and character.