Proverbs 24:16:2Prov.24.16.W2TAB
שֶׁ֨בַע
sheva
“seven”
- Transliteration
- SHE-va
- Extended
- SHEH-vah
- IPA
- /ˈʃɛ.vaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- seven
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
SHE-va
- clause
KI SHE-va yi-POL tsa-DIK va-KAM
- sentence
KI SHE-va yi-POL tsa-DIK va-KAM u-re-sha-IM yi-KA-she-LU ve-ra-A
Exegesis
The numeral sheva {שֶׁ֨בַע | šəḇāʿ} with yippol {יִפּ֣וֹל | yippōl} and the Vav-consecutive vaqam {וָקָם | vāqām} create a sequential action emphasizing the righteous one’s repeated recovery.
In context — Proverbs 24:16
For a righteous person may fall seven times, yet he rises each time; but the wicked stumble in calamity.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 24:16:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 24:16, so the Hebrew word שֶׁ֨בַע (sheva) 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.24.16.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.24.16.W2.S1) and character.