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

Result
וְ + שַׂמ + מַּ֣ח
ve + sam + makh
vesammakh

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Memm as in mother
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-sam-MAKH

  2. clause

    kha-KHAM be-NI ve-sam-MAKH li-BI

  3. 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 contextProverbs 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.