Proverbs 31:10:1Prov.31.10.W1TAB
אֵֽשֶׁת־חַ֭יִל
eshetkhayil
“a wife of strength or valor”
- Transliteration
- E-shet-kha-YIL
- Extended
- EE-sheht-kha-YIHL
- IPA
- /ˈʔeː.ʃɛt.ħaˈjil/
Meaning by language
- English
- a wife of strength or valor
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
E-shet-kha-YIL
- clause
E-shet-kha-YIL MI yim-TSA
- sentence
E-shet-kha-YIL MI yim-TSA ve-ra-KHOK mi-pe-ni-NIM mikh-RAH
Exegesis
The verse opens with the construct chain eshet-chayil {אֵשֶׁת־חַיִל | ʾešet-ḥayil} ‘woman of strength’ as the subject of the interrogative clause introduced by mi {מִי | mî} ‘who’.
Root and etymology
Rootchet–yod–lamed
“strength, ability”
In context — Proverbs 31:10
Who can find a woman of strength ? Her value surpasses that of rubies.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 31:10:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 31:10, so the Hebrew word אֵֽשֶׁת־חַ֭יִל (eshetkhayil) 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.31.10.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.31.10.W1.S1) and character.