Proverbs 7:15:6Prov.7.15.W6TAB
וָאֶמְצָאֶֽךָּ׃
vaemtsaakha
“and I found you”
- Transliteration
- va-em-tsa-A-kha
- Extended
- vaa-ehm-tsah-AA-khaa
- IPA
- /vaːʔɛmtsaːˈʔɛkːaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and I found you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-em-tsa-A-kha
- clause
le-sha-KHER PA-ne-kha va-em-tsa-A-kha
- sentence
al-KEN ya-tsa-TI lik-ra-TE-kha le-sha-KHER PA-ne-kha va-em-tsa-A-kha
Exegesis
Finally, the vav-consecutive wā’emṣā’ekha {וָאֶמְצָאֶךָּ | wā–ʾem–ṣā–ʾe–ḵā} ‘and I have found you’ acts as a result clause, completing the sequence with successful encounter.
Root and etymology
Rootmem–tsade–aleph
“to find”
In context — Proverbs 7:15
So I came out to meet you, to seek your face, and I have found you.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 7:15:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 7:15, so the Hebrew word וָאֶמְצָאֶֽךָּ׃ (vaemtsaakha) 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.7.15.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.7.15.W6.S1) and character.