Proverbs 27:15:8Prov.27.15.W8TAB
נִשְׁתָּוָֽה׃
nishtava
“is compared”
- Transliteration
- nish-ta-VA
- Extended
- nihsh-tah-VAA
- IPA
- /niʃ.taˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- is compared
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
nish-ta-VA
- clause
ve-E-shet me-do-NIM mid-ya-NIM nish-ta-VA
- sentence
DE-lef to-RED be-YOM sag-re-RIR ve-E-shet me-do-NIM mid-ya-NIM nish-ta-VA
Exegesis
The verb nishtavah {נִשְׁתָּוָֽה | niš-tā-wāh} ‘resembles’ in the Niphal perfect completes the simile, highlighting the shared persistence of natural and social annoyances.
In context — Proverbs 27:15
A steady dripping on a rainy day and a quarrelsome woman are alike.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 27:15:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Proverbs 27:15, so the Hebrew word נִשְׁתָּוָֽה׃ (nishtava) 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.27.15.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.27.15.W8.S1) and character.