Proverbs 29:2:3Prov.29.2.W3TAB
יִשְׂמַ֣ח
yismakh
“rejoices”
- Transliteration
- yis-MA-kh
- Extended
- yihs-MAH-kh
- IPA
- /jisˈmaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- rejoices
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yis-MA-kh
- clause
bir-VOT tsa-di-KIM yis-MA-kh ha-AM
- sentence
bir-VOT tsa-di-KIM yis-MA-kh ha-AM u-vim-SHOL ra-SHA ye-A-na-kh AM
Exegesis
The infinitive construct birvot tsaddiqim {בִּרְב֣וֹת צַ֭דִּיקִים | bə-rə-vōṯ ṣad-dî-qîm} functions as a circumstantial clause ‘when there are many righteous’, followed by the result clause yismach ha-ʿām {יִשְׂמַ֣ח הָעָ֑ם | yiś-maḥ hā-ʿām} ‘the people rejoice’.
Root and etymology
š-m-ḥshin–mem–chet
“to rejoice or be glad”
In context — Proverbs 29:2
When the righteous are many, the people rejoice; but when a wicked person rules, the people groan .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 29:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 29:2, so the Hebrew word יִשְׂמַ֣ח (yismakh) 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.29.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.29.2.W3.S1) and character.