Proverbs 25:14:1Prov.25.14.W1TAB
נְשִׂיאִ֣ים
nesiim
“clouds”
- Transliteration
- ne-si-IM
- Extended
- neh-see-EEM
- IPA
- /nə.siˈʔiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- clouds
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ne-si-IM
- clause
ne-si-IM ve-RU-akh ve-GE-shem A-yin
- sentence
ne-si-IM ve-RU-akh ve-GE-shem A-yin ISH mit-he-lLEL be-mat-TAT-sha-KER
Exegesis
The verse employs a tricolon with nesi’im {נְשִׂיאִ֣ים | nəśîʾîm} ‘clouds’, ve-ruach {וְ֭רוּחַ | wə-rûaḥ} ‘wind’, and ve-geshem {וְגֶ֣שֶׁם | wə-gešem} ‘rain’, joined by vav-conjunctions.
Root and etymology
נשׂאn–ś–ʾ
“to lift”
In context — Proverbs 25:14
A man who boasts of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 25:14:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 25:14, so the Hebrew word נְשִׂיאִ֣ים (nesiim) 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.25.14.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.25.14.W1.S1) and character.