Proverbs 22:8:5Prov.22.8.W5TAB
עֶבְרָת֣וֹ
evrato
“of his wrath”
- Transliteration
- EV-ra-TO
- Extended
- ehv-raa-TOH
- IPA
- /ʕɛvraːˈtoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of his wrath
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
EV-ra-TO
- phraseyour reading level
EV-ra-TO yikh-LE
- 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’.
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 22:8:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 22:8, so the Hebrew word עֶבְרָת֣וֹ (evrato) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.22.8.W5.S1) and character.