Proverbs 27:11:3Prov.27.11.W3TAB
וְשַׂמַּ֣ח
vesammakh
“and make glad”
- Transliteration
- ve-sam-MAKH
- Extended
- veh-sahm-MAHKH
- IPA
- /vəsamˈmaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and make glad
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 | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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Word in context
- word
ve-sam-MAKH
- clause
kha-KHAM be-NI ve-sam-MAKH li-BI
- sentence
kha-KHAM be-NI ve-sam-MAKH li-BI ve-a-shi-VA khor-fe-HI da-VAR
Exegesis
The conjunction wə (vav) links to the next Piel imperative vesamach {וְשַׂמַּח | wə-sam-măḥ} ‘make glad’.
In context — Proverbs 27:11
Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad , so that I may answer the one who reproaches me .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 27:11:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 27:11, so the Hebrew word וְשַׂמַּ֣ח (vesammakh) 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.27.11.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.27.11.W3.S1) and character.