Proverbs 29:11:6Prov.29.11.W6TAB
יְשַׁבְּחֶֽנָּה׃
yeshabbekhenna
“he calms it or praises it”
- Transliteration
- ye-shab-be-KHE-nna
- Extended
- yeh-shahb-beh-KHEH-nnah
- IPA
- /jəʃab.bəˈħɛn.naː/
Meaning by language
- English
- he calms it or praises it
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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 | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-shab-be-KHE-nna
- phraseyour reading level
be-a-KHOR ye-shab-be-KHE-nna
- clause
ve-kha-KHAM be-a-KHOR ye-shab-be-KHE-nna
- sentence
KAL-RU-kho yo-TSI khe-SIL ve-kha-KHAM be-a-KHOR ye-shab-be-KHE-nna
Exegesis
The temporal preposition bə-ʾākhôr {בְּאָח֥וֹר | bə-ʾākhôr} signals delay before the Piel imperfect yəšabbḥenāh {יְשַׁבְּחֶֽנָּה | yəšabbḥenāh} ‘he restrains it,’ where the Piel stem emphasizes intensive self-restraint.
In context — Proverbs 29:11
A fool brings out all his spirit , but a wise man quietly holds it back .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 29:11:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 29:11, so the Hebrew word יְשַׁבְּחֶֽנָּה׃ (yeshabbekhenna) 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.29.11.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.29.11.W6.S1) and character.