Proverbs 3:15:2Prov.3.15.W2TAB
הִ֭יא
hi
“she”
- Transliteration
- HI
- Extended
- HEE
- IPA
- /ˈhiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- she
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
HI
- clause
ye-ka-RA HI mi-fa-NA-yim mi-pe-ni-NIM
- sentence
ye-ka-RA HI mi-fa-NA-yim mi-pe-ni-NIM ve-KHOL-kha-fa-TSE-kha LO yi-she-VU-VAH
Exegesis
The verse opens with a predicate nominal where the adjective yekarah {יְקָרָה | yə-qā-rāh} ‘precious’ functions as subject complement to the pronoun hî {הִיא | hīʼ} ‘she’.
In context — Proverbs 3:15
She is more precious than pearls , and all your desires cannot equal her.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 3:15:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 3:15, so the Hebrew word הִ֭יא (hi) 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.3.15.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.3.15.W2.S1) and character.