Proverbs 25:15:1Prov.25.15.W1TAB
בְּאֹ֣רֶךְ
beorekh
“by length of”
- Transliteration
- be-O-rekh
- Extended
- beh-OH-rehkh
- IPA
- /bəˈʔoːrɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- by length 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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-O-rekh
- clause
be-O-rekh a-PA-yim ye-fu-TE ka-TSIN
- sentence
be-O-rekh a-PA-yim ye-fu-TE ka-TSIN ve-la-SHON ra-KA tish-be-BA-R-ga-REM
Exegesis
The first clause opens with the prepositional construct beorekh appayim {בְּאֹרֶךְ אַפַּיִם | bə-’ō-rēkh ap-pă-yim} ‘in length of anger,’ an idiom denoting patient restraint.
In context — Proverbs 25:15
By patience , a ruler is persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 25:15:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 25:15, so the Hebrew word בְּאֹ֣רֶךְ (beorekh) 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.25.15.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.25.15.W1.S1) and character.