Proverbs 3:4:2Prov.3.4.W2TAB
וְשֵֽׂכֶל־ט֑וֹב
vesekheltov
“and good insight”
- Transliteration
- ve-SE-khel-TOV
- Extended
- veh-SEH-khehl-TOHV
- IPA
- /wəˈseː.xɛlˈtˤoːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- and good insight
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-SE-khel-TOV
- clause
u-me-TSA-KHEN ve-SE-khel-TOV
- sentence
u-me-TSA-KHEN ve-SE-khel-TOV be-e-NE e-lo-HIM ve-a-DAM
Exegesis
The coordinated direct objects hen {חֵן | ḥên} ‘favor’ and sechel-tov {שֵׂכֶל־טוֹב | seḵel ṭôv} ‘good understanding’ immediately follow.
Root and etymology
s-k-ls-k-l
“to be prudent, act wisely”
In context — Proverbs 3:4
Then you will obtain favor and good understanding in the eyes of God and people
About this coordinate
Proverbs 3:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 3:4, so the Hebrew word וְשֵֽׂכֶל־ט֑וֹב (vesekheltov) 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.3.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.3.4.W2.S1) and character.