Proverbs 29:3:5Prov.29.3.W5TAB
וְרֹעֶ֥ה
veroe
“but one keeping company with or one shepherding”
- Transliteration
- ve-RO-e
- Extended
- veh-ROH-eh
- IPA
- /vəˈroː.ʕɛ/
Meaning by language
- English
- but one keeping company with or one shepherding
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ve-RO-e
- phraseyour reading level
ve-RO-e zo-NOT
- clause
ve-RO-e zo-NOT ye-a-BED-HON
- sentence
ISH-O-HEV KHOKH-MA ye-sa-MAKH a-VIV ve-RO-e zo-NOT ye-a-BED-HON
Exegesis
The adversative conjunction ve {וְ | wə} introduces the antithetic clause, in which roeh zonot {רֹעֶה ז֝וֹנ֗וֹת | rō·ʿê zō·nōṯ} uses a Qal participle with a plural noun to describe ongoing association.
In context — Proverbs 29:3
A man who loves wisdom makes his father rejoice, but one who keeps company with prostitutes destroys his wealth.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 29:3:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 29:3, so the Hebrew word וְרֹעֶ֥ה (veroe) 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.29.3.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.29.3.W5.S1) and character.