Proverbs 22:24:4Prov.22.24.W4TAB
וְאֶת־אִ֥ישׁ
veetish
“and a man”
- Transliteration
- ve-ET-ISH
- Extended
- veh-EHT-EESH
- IPA
- /və.ʔɛt.ˈʔiːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and a man
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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Word in context
- word
ve-ET-ISH
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ET-ISH khe-MOT
- clause
ve-ET-ISH khe-MOT LO ta-VO
- sentence
al-ti-te-RA ET-BA-al AF ve-ET-ISH khe-MOT LO ta-VO
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֶת | ʾet} introduces the construct chain baʿal af {בַּעַל אָף | baʿ-al ʾap̄} ‘possessor of anger.’
The conjunction wə-ʾet {וְאֶת | wə-ʾet} repeats the object marker before ʾiš ḥēmōt {אִישׁ חֵמוֹת | ʾiš ḥē-mōṯ} ‘man of wrath.’
In context — Proverbs 22:24
Do not befriend a possessor of anger , and do not go with a man of wrath .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 22:24:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 22:24, so the Hebrew word וְאֶת־אִ֥ישׁ (veetish) 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.22.24.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.22.24.W4.S1) and character.