Proverbs 23:34:5Prov.23.34.W5TAB
בְּרֹ֣אשׁ
berosh
“on the head of”
- Transliteration
- be-ROSH
- Extended
- beh-ROHSH
- IPA
- /bəˈroːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- on the head of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-ROSH
- phraseyour reading level
be-ROSH khib-BEL
- clause
u-ke-sho-KHEV be-ROSH khib-BEL
- sentence
ve-ha-yi-TA ke-sho-KHEV be-LEV-YAM u-ke-sho-KHEV be-ROSH khib-BEL
Exegesis
The second simile utilizes be-rosh khibel {בְּרֹאשׁ חִבֵּל | bə-rō-ʾ ḥîḇ-ḇēl} ‘on the top of a mast’, depicting extreme precariousness at a vessel’s highest point.
Root and etymology
r-ʾ-šresh–aleph–shin
“head, top”
In context — Proverbs 23:34
And you will be like one who lies down in the heart of the sea , and like one who lies down on the top of a mast .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 23:34:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 23:34, so the Hebrew word בְּרֹ֣אשׁ (berosh) 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.23.34.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.23.34.W5.S1) and character.