Proverbs 29:16:3Prov.29.16.W3TAB
יִרְבֶּה־פָּ֑שַׁע
yirbepasha
“transgression increases”
- Transliteration
- yir-BE-PA-sha
- Extended
- yih r-BEH-PAA-sha
- IPA
- /jirˈbɛː.paːˈʃaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- transgression increases
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
yir-BE-PA-sha
- clause
bir-VOT re-sha-IM yir-BE-PA-sha
- sentence
bir-VOT re-sha-IM yir-BE-PA-sha ve-tsa-di-KIM be-map-PAL-tam yir-U
Exegesis
The Qal imperfect verb yirbeh {יִרְבֶּה | yirbhē} ‘increases’ indicates iterative action and governs the noun pesha‘ {פָּ֑שַׁע | pēša‘} ‘transgression.’
Root and etymology
Rootp–š–ʿ
“transgression, rebellion”
In context — Proverbs 29:16
When the wicked increase, transgression also increases; but the righteous will see their fall .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 29:16:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 29:16, so the Hebrew word יִרְבֶּה־פָּ֑שַׁע (yirbepasha) 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.29.16.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.29.16.W3.S1) and character.