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

Result
נִשְׁ + תָּ + וָֽה׃
nish + ta + va
nishtava

Alphabet Analysis

Nunn as in new
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Tavt as in top
Qametslong 'ah'
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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Word in context

  1. word

    nish-ta-VA

  2. clause

    ve-E-shet me-do-NIM mid-ya-NIM nish-ta-VA

  3. 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 contextProverbs 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.