Proverbs 23:15:4Prov.23.15.W4TAB
יִשְׂמַ֖ח
yisemakh
“will rejoice”
- Transliteration
- yi-se-MAKH
- Extended
- yih-se-MAHKH
- IPA
- /jis.ˈmaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- will rejoice
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yi-se-MAKH
- clause
yi-se-MAKH li-BI gam-a-NI
- sentence
be-NI im-kha-KHAM li-BE-kha yi-se-MAKH li-BI gam-a-NI
Exegesis
The conditional particle im {אִם | ʾim} ‘if’ introduces a protasis, which is followed by the apodosis yismach {יִשְׂמַח | yiś-maḥ} ‘will rejoice’.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–mem–chet
“to rejoice, be glad”
In context — Proverbs 23:15
My son, if your heart is wise , then even my heart will rejoice.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 23:15:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 23:15, so the Hebrew word יִשְׂמַ֖ח (yisemakh) 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.23.15.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.23.15.W4.S1) and character.