Proverbs 22:8:4Prov.22.8.W4TAB
וְשֵׁ֖בֶט
veshevet
“and a rod”
- Transliteration
- ve-SHE-vet
- Extended
- veh-SHEE-veht
- IPA
- /vəˈʃeːvɛt/
Meaning by language
- English
- and a rod
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 | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
ve-SHE-vet
- clause
ve-SHE-vet EV-ra-TO yikh-LE
- sentence
zo-RE-a av-LA yik-tsor-yik-tsar-A-ven ve-SHE-vet EV-ra-TO yikh-LE
Exegesis
The coordinating conjunction waw introduces a parallel clause where veshevet {וְשֵׁ֖בֶט | wə-še-vet} ‘rod’ forms a construct with evrato {עֶבְרָת֣וֹ | ʿe-və-rā-tô} ‘his anger’.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–bet–tav
“staff, rod”
In context — Proverbs 22:8
Whoever sows injustice will reap calamity, and the rod of his anger will come to an end.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 22:8:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 22:8, so the Hebrew word וְשֵׁ֖בֶט (veshevet) 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.22.8.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.22.8.W4.S1) and character.