Proverbs 27:11:5Prov.27.11.W5TAB
וְאָשִׁ֖יבָה
veashiva
“and I will return or answer”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-shi-VA
- Extended
- veh-aa-shih-VAA
- IPA
- /vɛʔɔːʃiːˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and I will return or answer
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-a-shi-VA
- clause
ve-a-shi-VA khor-fe-HI da-VAR
- sentence
kha-KHAM be-NI ve-sam-MAKH li-BI ve-a-shi-VA khor-fe-HI da-VAR
Exegesis
A purpose clause is then introduced by the Qal cohortative veashivah {וְאָשִׁיבָה | wə-’ā-šî-ḇâ} ‘and I may return’, leading into the object construct chorpi davar {חֹרְפִי דָּבָר | ḥôr-pî dā-ḇār} ‘my reproach word’. The shift from Hebrew’s VSO order to English SVO emphasizes the father’s joy as enabling response. The use of the cohortative conveys the speaker’s intention contingent upon the son’s obedience.
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 27:11:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 27:11, so the Hebrew word וְאָשִׁ֖יבָה (veashiva) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.27.11.W5.S1) and character.