Proverbs 4:1:5Prov.4.1.W5TAB
וְ֝הַקְשִׁ֗יבוּ
vehakshivu
“and pay attention”
- Transliteration
- ve-hak-shi-VU
- Extended
- veh-hahk-shih-VEE-OO
- IPA
- /vəhak.ʃiˈvuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and pay attention
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-hak-shi-VU
- clause
ve-hak-shi-VU la-DA-at bi-NA
- sentence
shim-E-U va-NIM MU-sar AV ve-hak-shi-VU la-DA-at bi-NA
Exegesis
The verse opens with two imperatives shim'u {שִׁמְע֣וּ | šim-ʿû} ‘hear’ and vehaqshivu {וְ֝הַקְשִׁ֗יבוּ | wə-haq-šî-vû} ‘pay attention,’ both addressed to banim {בָ֭נִים | bā-nim} ‘sons.’
In context — Proverbs 4:1
Children, listen to a father’s instruction , and be attentive so that you may come to know understanding .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 4:1:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 4:1, so the Hebrew word וְ֝הַקְשִׁ֗יבוּ (vehakshivu) 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.4.1.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.4.1.W5.S1) and character.