Proverbs 8:34:1Prov.8.34.W1TAB
אַ֥שְֽׁרֵי
ashrei
“blessed or happy {is}”
- Transliteration
- ash-REI
- Extended
- ahsh-REE
- IPA
- /ʔaʃˈreː/
Meaning by language
- English
- blessed or happy {is}
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
ash-REI
- phraseyour reading level
ash-REI a-DAM
- clause
ash-REI a-DAM sho-ME-a
- sentence
ash-REI a-DAM sho-ME-a LI lish-KOD al-DAL-to-tai YOM YOM lish-MOR me-zu-ZOT pe-ta-KHAI
Exegesis
The verse opens with the exclamatory noun ashrei {אַשְׁרֵי | ʾaš-rê} ‘blessed,’ marking a beatitude.
Root and etymology
“to be happy, to be straight”
In context — Proverbs 8:34
Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my gates and guarding the doorposts of my entrances.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 8:34:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 8:34, so the Hebrew word אַ֥שְֽׁרֵי (ashrei) 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.8.34.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.8.34.W1.S1) and character.