Proverbs 28:2:9Prov.28.2.W9TAB
יַאֲרִֽיךְ׃
yaarikh
“he will prolong or it will be prolonged”
- Transliteration
- ya-a-RIKH
- Extended
- yah-ah-REEKH
- IPA
- /jaʔăˈriːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- he will prolong or it will be prolonged
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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Word in context
- word
ya-a-RIKH
- phraseyour reading level
KEN ya-a-RIKH
- clause
u-ve-A-dam me-VIN yo-DE-a KEN ya-a-RIKH
- sentence
be-FE-sha E-rets ra-BIM sa-RE-ha u-ve-A-dam me-VIN yo-DE-a KEN ya-a-RIKH
Exegesis
The adverb ken {כֵּן | kên} ‘thus’ links to the hiphil verb yaarikh {יַאֲרִיךְ | ya-ʾă-rî-ḵ} ‘he will prolong’, indicating sustained stability through insightful leadership.
Root and etymology
ʿ-r-yayin–resh–yod
“lion”
In context — Proverbs 28:2
By the transgression of a land, its rulers become many; but by a man of understanding and knowledge , its stability will be prolonged.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 28:2:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Proverbs 28:2, so the Hebrew word יַאֲרִֽיךְ׃ (yaarikh) 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.28.2.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.28.2.W9.S1) and character.