Proverbs 27:9:3Prov.27.9.W3TAB
יְשַׂמַּֽח־לֵ֑ב
yesameakhlev
“make glad a heart”
- Transliteration
- ye-sa-ME-akh-LEV
- Extended
- yeh-sah-ME-ahkh-LEEV
- IPA
- /jə.samˈmɛ.aħ.leːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- make glad a heart
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-sa-ME-akh-LEV
- clause
SHE-men u-ke-TO-ret ye-sa-ME-akh-LEV
- sentence
SHE-men u-ke-TO-ret ye-sa-ME-akh-LEV u-ME-tek re-E-HU me-a-TSAT-na-FESH
Exegesis
The verb-object sequence yesamach-lev {יְשַׂמַּֽח־לֵב | yĕ-sam-maḥ-lēv} places emphasis on the resulting joy.
Root and etymology
Rootlamed–bet–bet
“inner being”
In context — Proverbs 27:9
Oil and incense make the heart rejoice, and the sweetness of a friend comes from the counsel of the soul .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 27:9:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 27:9, so the Hebrew word יְשַׂמַּֽח־לֵ֑ב (yesameakhlev) 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.27.9.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.27.9.W3.S1) and character.