Proverbs 29:23:4Prov.29.23.W4TAB
וּשְׁפַל־ר֝֗וּחַ
ushefalruakh
“but lowly of spirit”
- Transliteration
- u-she-FAL-RU-akh
- Extended
- oo-sheh-FAL-ROO-akh
- IPA
- /uʃ.faˈruː.aħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- but lowly of spirit
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-she-FAL-RU-akh
- clause
u-she-FAL-RU-akh yit-MOKH ka-VOD
- sentence
ga-a-VAT a-DAM tash-pe-LE-nu u-she-FAL-RU-akh yit-MOKH ka-VOD
Exegesis
The conjunction waw introduces the contrasting second clause, where ushefal-ruach {וּשְׁפַל־רוּחַ | u-šə-fal-rû-ăḥ} ‘and the lowly of spirit’ serves as the subject and is followed by the Qal imperfect yitmokh {יִתְמֹ֥ךְ | yiṯ-mō-ḵ} ‘will uphold’, taking kavod {כָּבוֹד | kā‾ḇō‾ḏ} ‘honor’ as its object. This structure highlights the downfall of pride versus the elevation of humility.
In context — Proverbs 29:23
A man’s pride will bring him low, but the one humble in spirit will be upheld in honor .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 29:23:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 29:23, so the Hebrew word וּשְׁפַל־ר֝֗וּחַ (ushefalruakh) 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.29.23.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.29.23.W4.S1) and character.