Proverbs 29:8:1Prov.29.8.W1TAB
אַנְשֵׁ֣י
anshe
“men of”
- Transliteration
- an-SHE
- Extended
- ahn-SHEE
- IPA
- /ʔanˈʃeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- men of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
an-SHE
- clause
an-SHE la-TSON ya-FI-khu kir-YA
- sentence
an-SHE la-TSON ya-FI-khu kir-YA va-kha-kha-MIM ya-SHI-vu AF
Exegesis
The verse opens with a construct chain anshei latson {אַנְשֵׁ֣י לָ֭צוֹן | ʾăn·šê lā·ṣôn} ‘men of mockery’, defining a group by contempt.
In context — Proverbs 29:8
Men of mockery inflame a city, but wise men turn back wrath .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 29:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 29:8, so the Hebrew word אַנְשֵׁ֣י (anshe) 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.29.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.29.8.W1.S1) and character.