Proverbs 28:21:4Prov.28.21.W4TAB
יִפְשַׁע־גָּֽבֶר׃
yifshagaver
“he will transgress, a man”
- Transliteration
- yif-SHA-ga-VER
- Extended
- yihf-SHAH-gaa-VEHR
- IPA
- /jifˈʃaʕ.ɡaːˈvɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- he will transgress, a man
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yif-SHA-ga-VER
- clause
ve-AL-pat-LE-khem yif-SHA-ga-VER
- sentence
ha-KER-pa-NIM LO-tov ve-AL-pat-LE-khem yif-SHA-ga-VER
Exegesis
The verb yipsha {יִפְשַׁע | yipšaʿ} in the imperfect conveys the prospective action “will transgress,” with gever {גָּבֶר | gāver} as the subject. English translation shifts the infinitive phrase to a gerundial subject (“showing partiality”) for natural syntax, and maintains parallelism by preserving the adversative relationship between clauses.
Root and etymology
Rootgimel–beth–resh
“strong, mighty”
In context — Proverbs 28:21
To show partiality is not good, and for a piece of bread a man will transgress.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 28:21:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 28:21, so the Hebrew word יִפְשַׁע־גָּֽבֶר׃ (yifshagaver) 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.28.21.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.28.21.W4.S1) and character.