Proverbs 22:7:3Prov.22.7.W3TAB
יִמְשׁ֑וֹל
yimshol
“rules”
- Transliteration
- yim-SHOL
- Extended
- yihm-SHOHL
- IPA
- /jimˈʃoːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- rules
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yim-SHOL
- clause
a-SHIR be-ra-SHIM yim-SHOL
- sentence
a-SHIR be-ra-SHIM yim-SHOL ve-E-ved lo-VEH le-ISH mal-VEH
Exegesis
The Qal imperfect verb yimshol {יִמְשׁוֹל | yim-šôl} ‘he rules’ indicates habitual authority.
In context — Proverbs 22:7
A rich person rules over the poor, and a borrower is a slave to a lender .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 22:7:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 22:7, so the Hebrew word יִמְשׁ֑וֹל (yimshol) 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.22.7.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.22.7.W3.S1) and character.