Proverbs 27:4:3Prov.27.4.W3TAB
וְשֶׁ֣טֶף
veshetef
“and a flood or an outburst”
- Transliteration
- ve-SHE-tef
- Extended
- veh-SHEH-tehf
- IPA
- /vəˈʃɛ.tɛf/
Meaning by language
- English
- and a flood or an outburst
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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ve-SHE-tef
- clause
akh-ze-ri-YUT khe-MA ve-SHE-tef AF
- sentence
akh-ze-ri-YUT khe-MA ve-SHE-tef AF u-MI ya-a-MOD lif-NE kin-E
Exegesis
A waw-conjunctive chain introduces weshtef af {וְשֶׁטֶף אָף | wə·šé·ṯep̄ ʾāp̄} ‘and flood rage,’ extending the metaphor of overwhelming emotion.
In context — Proverbs 27:4
Wrath is cruel, and anger is a flood ; but who can stand before jealousy?
About this coordinate
Proverbs 27:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 27:4, so the Hebrew word וְשֶׁ֣טֶף (veshetef) 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.27.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.27.4.W3.S1) and character.