Proverbs 28:11:4Prov.28.11.W4TAB
עָשִׁ֑יר
ashir
“rich”
- Transliteration
- a-SHIR
- Extended
- aa-SHEER
- IPA
- /ʕaːˈʃiːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- rich
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| 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 | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
a-SHIR
- clause
KHA-KHAM be-EI-nav ISH a-SHIR
- sentence
KHA-KHAM be-EI-nav ISH a-SHIR ve-DAL me-VIN yakh-ke-RE-nu
Exegesis
The compound noun phrase ish ashir {אִישׁ עָשִׁיר | ʾîš ʿā-šîr} ‘man rich’ serves as the subject.
Root and etymology
ע־שׁ־ר
“to be rich, have abundance”
In context — Proverbs 28:11
A rich man is wise in his own eyes, but a poor man with understanding examines him.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 28:11:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 28:11, so the Hebrew word עָשִׁ֑יר (ashir) 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.28.11.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.28.11.W4.S1) and character.