Proverbs 3:31:2Prov.3.31.W2TAB
בְּאִ֣ישׁ
beish
“a man of”
- Transliteration
- be-ISH
- Extended
- beh-EESH
- IPA
- /bəˈʔiːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- a man of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-ISH
- clause
al-te-ka-NE be-ISH kha-MAS
- sentence
al-te-ka-NE be-ISH kha-MAS ve-al-ti-ve-KHAR be-khol-de-ra-KHAV
Exegesis
The Piel verb teqanne {תְּ֭קַנֵּא | tə-qan-nēʾ} ‘envy’ predicates beish hamas {בְּאִ֣ישׁ חָמָ֑ס | bə-ʾîš ḥā-mās} ‘a man of violence’ as its locative object, while the Qal verb tivhar {תִּ֝בְחַ֗ר | ti-vḥar} ‘choose’, introduced by the conjunction ve-al {וְאַל | wə-ʾal}, applies to bekhol derakhav {בְּכָל־דְּרָכָֽיו | bə-ḵol də-rā-ḥāw} ‘in all his ways.’ This parallel structure underscores the prohibition against both internal envy and the adoption of the wicked person’s patterns.
Root and etymology
י־שׁ
“existence, there is”
In context — Proverbs 3:31
Refrain from envying a man of violence , and refuse to follow any of his ways .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 3:31:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 3:31, so the Hebrew word בְּאִ֣ישׁ (beish) 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.3.31.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.3.31.W2.S1) and character.