Proverbs 22:15:4Prov.22.15.W4TAB
שֵׁ֥בֶט
shevet
“a rod of”
- Transliteration
- SHE-vet
- Extended
- SHEE-veht
- IPA
- /ˈʃeː.vɛt/
Meaning by language
- English
- a rod of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tet | t — emphatic |
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The word
Word in context
- word
SHE-vet
- phraseyour reading level
SHE-vet mu-SAR
- clause
SHE-vet mu-SAR ya-re-khi-KE-NAH mi-ME-nu
- sentence
I-ve-let ke-SHOO-RA be-LEV-NA-ar SHE-vet mu-SAR ya-re-khi-KE-NAH mi-ME-nu
Exegesis
In the second clause the construct shevet musar {שֵׁבֶט מוּסָר | šēḇeṭ mūṣār} “rod of discipline” portrays an external corrective tool, governed by the hiphil imperfect verb yarḥîqennāh {יַרְחִיקֶנָּה | yarḥîqennāh} “will drive it far,” which expresses causative expulsion.
Root and etymology
shin–bet–tavshin–bet–tav
“staff, rod”
In context — Proverbs 22:15
Folly is bound up in the heart of a youth, but the rod of discipline will drive it far from him.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 22:15:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 22:15, so the Hebrew word שֵׁ֥בֶט (shevet) 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.22.15.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.22.15.W4.S1) and character.