Proverbs 21:8:5Prov.21.8.W5TAB
וְ֝זַ֗ךְ
vezakh
“but the pure”
- Transliteration
- ve-ZAKH
- Extended
- veh-ZAHKH
- IPA
- /vəˈzax/
Meaning by language
- English
- but the pure
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ZAKH
- clause
ve-ZAKH ya-SHAR pa-o-LO
- sentence
ha-FAKH-PAKH DE-rekh ISH va-ZAR ve-ZAKH ya-SHAR pa-o-LO
Exegesis
An adversative vav introduces vezakh {וְזַךְ | wə-zakh} ‘but pure’, shifting focus to the righteous.
Root and etymology
RootZayin–Kaf–Heh
“to be pure, clear”
In context — Proverbs 21:8
A man’s course is perverse and strange, but the work of the pure is upright.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 21:8:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 21:8, so the Hebrew word וְ֝זַ֗ךְ (vezakh) 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.21.8.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.21.8.W5.S1) and character.