Proverbs 23:21:3Prov.23.21.W3TAB
יִוָּרֵ֑שׁ
yivaresh
“will be impoverished”
- Transliteration
- yi-va-RESH
- Extended
- yih-vaa-REESH
- IPA
- /jiw.waˈreːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- will be impoverished
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yi-va-RESH
- clause
ki-so-VE ve-zo-LEL yi-va-RESH
- sentence
ki-so-VE ve-zo-LEL yi-va-RESH u-ke-ra-IM tal-BISH nu-MA
Exegesis
The Nifal imperfect yivăresh {יִוָּרֵשׁ | yiv-vā-rēš} conveys a passive outcome “will become poor.”
Root and etymology
y-r-šyod–resh–shin
“to inherit, take possession”
In context — Proverbs 23:21
For the drunkard and the glutton will become poor, and drowsiness will clothe one in rags.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 23:21:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 23:21, so the Hebrew word יִוָּרֵ֑שׁ (yivaresh) 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.23.21.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.23.21.W3.S1) and character.