Proverbs 3:13:1Prov.3.13.W1TAB
אַשְׁרֵ֣י
ashre
“blessed are”
- Transliteration
- ash-RE
- Extended
- ahsh-REE
- IPA
- /ʔaʃˈreː/
Meaning by language
- English
- blessed are
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ash-RE
- clause
ash-RE a-DAM ma-TSA khokh-MA
- sentence
ash-RE a-DAM ma-TSA khokh-MA ve-a-DAM ya-FIK te-vu-NA
Exegesis
ashrei {אַשְׁרֵי | ʾaš-rê} ‘blessed’ introduces a state of happiness.
Root and etymology
Rootʾ–š–r
“to go straight, to be happy”
In context — Proverbs 3:13
Blessed is the man who finds wisdom , and the man who obtains understanding .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 3:13:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 3:13, so the Hebrew word אַשְׁרֵ֣י (ashre) 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.3.13.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.3.13.W1.S1) and character.