Proverbs 30:11:6Prov.30.11.W6TAB
יְבָרֵֽךְ׃
yevarekh
“he blesses”
- Transliteration
- ye-va-REKH
- Extended
- yeh-vah-REEKH
- IPA
- /jəvaˈreːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- he blesses
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-va-REKH
- phraseyour reading level
LO ye-va-REKH
- clause
ve-ET-im-MO LO ye-va-REKH
- sentence
DOR a-VIV ye-kal-LEL ve-ET-im-MO LO ye-va-REKH
Exegesis
The negative particle lo {לֹא | lōʾ}, preceding the piel imperfect yə-varêḵ {יְבָרֵךְ | yə-varêḵ}, yields “does not bless,” indicating habitual omission. The juxtaposition of cursing and refusing to bless forms antithetic parallelism that heightens the moral critique.
Root and etymology
ב־ר־ךְbrkh
“to bless, to kneel”
In context — Proverbs 30:11
There is a generation who curses their father and does not bless their mother .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 30:11:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 30:11, so the Hebrew word יְבָרֵֽךְ׃ (yevarekh) 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.30.11.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.30.11.W6.S1) and character.