Proverbs 30:10:6Prov.30.10.W6TAB
וְאָשָֽׁמְתָּ׃
veashamta
“and you will be held guilty”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-SHAM-ta
- Extended
- veh-aa-SHAHM-tah
- IPA
- /wəʔaːˈʃam.taː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and you will be held guilty
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-a-SHAM-ta
- clause
pen-ye-kal-LE-le-kha ve-a-SHAM-ta
- sentence
AL-tal-SHEN E-ved el-a-DO-no a-do-NAV pen-ye-kal-LE-le-kha ve-a-SHAM-ta
Exegesis
The clause veashamta {וְאָשָֽׁמְתָּ | wə-ʾa-šām-tā} (vav consecutive + Qal perfect) states the resultant guilt. English renders the prohibition first and then the outcome to mirror the Hebrew’s logical flow.
Root and etymology
א־שׁ־מ
“to incur guilt”
In context — Proverbs 30:10
Do not slander a servant to his master, lest he curse you and you are found guilty .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 30:10:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 30:10, so the Hebrew word וְאָשָֽׁמְתָּ׃ (veashamta) 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.30.10.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.30.10.W6.S1) and character.