Proverbs 29:4:7Prov.29.4.W7TAB
יֶֽהֶרְסֶֽנָּה׃
yehersenna
“he tears it down”
- Transliteration
- ye-HER-se-NNA
- Extended
- yeh-HEHR-seh-NNAA
- IPA
- /jɛˈhɛr.sɛn.naː/
Meaning by language
- English
- he tears it down
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-HER-se-NNA
- phraseyour reading level
te-ru-MOT ye-HER-se-NNA
- clause
ve-ISH te-ru-MOT ye-HER-se-NNA
- sentence
ME-lekh be-mish-PAT ya-a-MID A-rets ve-ISH te-ru-MOT ye-HER-se-NNA
Exegesis
The verb yə-hər-sen-nāh {יֶֽהֶרְסֶֽנָּה | yə-hər-sen-nāh} ‘he tears it down’ concludes with a feminine singular suffix referring back to erets. The parallel structure highlights the contrast between just governance and corrupt influence in shaping national stability.
Root and etymology
h-r-sheh–resh–samekh
“to tear down”
In context — Proverbs 29:4
A king, through justice , establishes the land; but a man of gifts tears it down.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 29:4:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 29:4, so the Hebrew word יֶֽהֶרְסֶֽנָּה׃ (yehersenna) 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.29.4.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.29.4.W7.S1) and character.