Proverbs 29:18:3Prov.29.18.W3TAB
יִפָּ֣רַֽע
yippara
“is unrestrained”
- Transliteration
- yip-pa-RA
- Extended
- yihp-pah-RAH
- IPA
- /jip.paˈraʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- is unrestrained
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yip-pa-RA
- clause
be-EN kha-ZON yip-pa-RA AM
- sentence
be-EN kha-ZON yip-pa-RA AM ve-sho-MER to-RA ash-re-HU
Exegesis
The verb yippar'a {יִפָּרַע | yip-pā-raʿ} ‘becomes unrestrained’ completes this clause, yielding a negative outcome for the people {am {עָם | ʿām} ‘people’}.
In context — Proverbs 29:18
Where there is no vision, the people become unrestrained, but whoever keeps the law is blessed .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 29:18:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 29:18, so the Hebrew word יִפָּ֣רַֽע (yippara) 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.29.18.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.29.18.W3.S1) and character.