Proverbs 25:14:2Prov.25.14.W2TAB
וְ֭רוּחַ
veruakh
“and wind”
- Transliteration
- ve-RU-akh
- Extended
- veh-ROO-ahkh
- IPA
- /wəˈruː.aħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and wind
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-RU-akh
- 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
r-w-ḥ
“wind”
In context — Proverbs 25:14
A man who boasts of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 25:14:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 25:14, so the Hebrew word וְ֭רוּחַ (veruakh) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.25.14.W2.S1) and character.