Proverbs 8:32:4Prov.8.32.W4TAB
וְ֝אַשְׁרֵ֗י
veashre
“and blessed are”
- Transliteration
- ve-ash-RE
- Extended
- veh-ahsh-REE
- IPA
- /wəʔaʃˈreː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and blessed are
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ash-RE
- clause
ve-ash-RE de-ra-KHAI yish-mo-RU
- sentence
ve-a-TA va-NIM shim-E-u-LI ve-ash-RE de-ra-KHAI yish-mo-RU
Exegesis
The imperative clause shim‘u-lî {שִׁמְעוּ־לִ֑י | šim‘ū-lî} ‘listen to me’ commands attention, while the coordinating particle in ve-’ashrei {וְאַשְׁרֵי | wə-’ăš-rē} ‘and blessed’ introduces a result clause.
Root and etymology
Rootʾ–š–r
“to prosper, flourish”
In context — Proverbs 8:32
And now, children, listen to me, and blessed are those who keep my ways .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 8:32:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 8:32, so the Hebrew word וְ֝אַשְׁרֵ֗י (veashre) 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.8.32.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.8.32.W4.S1) and character.