Proverbs 23:29:9Prov.23.29.W9TAB
שִׂ֗יחַ
siakh
“complaining”
- Transliteration
- SI-akh
- Extended
- SEE-akh
- IPA
- /ˈsiː.aħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- complaining
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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Word in context
- word
SI-akh
- phraseyour reading level
le-MI ma-do-NIM mi-de-ya-NIM le-MI SI-akh
- clause
le-MI OI le-MI a-VOI le-MI ma-do-NIM mi-de-ya-NIM le-MI SI-akh le-MI pe-TSA-EEM khi-NAM
- sentence
le-MI OI le-MI a-VOI le-MI ma-do-NIM mi-de-ya-NIM le-MI SI-akh le-MI pe-TSA-EEM khi-NAM le-MI khakh-li-LUT e-NA-yim
Exegesis
The singular noun śîḥ {שִׂיחַ | śî-ḥ} ‘complaint’ shifts to personal unrest.
In context — Proverbs 23:29
For whom is woe, for whom is sorrow, for whom are contentions, for whom are disputes, for whom is complaining, for whom are wounds without cause, for whom is redness of eyes?
About this coordinate
Proverbs 23:29:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Proverbs 23:29, so the Hebrew word שִׂ֗יחַ (siakh) 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.23.29.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.23.29.W9.S1) and character.