Proverbs 3:7:6Prov.3.7.W6TAB
וְס֣וּר
vesur
“and turn away”
- Transliteration
- ve-SUR
- Extended
- veh-SOOR
- IPA
- /wəˈsuːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- and turn away
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 | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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Word in context
- word
ve-SUR
- phraseyour reading level
ve-SUR me-RA
- clause
ye-RA et-ye-ho-VAH ve-SUR me-RA
- sentence
AL-te-HI kha-KHAM be-E-ne-KHA ye-RA et-ye-ho-VAH ve-SUR me-RA
Exegesis
The coordinated imperatives yera {יְרָא | yərāʾ} ‘fear’ and ve-sur {וְסוּר | wə-sûr} ‘turn away’ frame the devotional exhortation, with yera governing the direct object YHWH {יְהוָה | Yəhōwāh} via the marker et {אֶת | ʾet}.
In context — Proverbs 3:7
Do not regard yourself as wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD , and turn away from evil .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 3:7:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 3:7, so the Hebrew word וְס֣וּר (vesur) 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.3.7.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.3.7.W6.S1) and character.