Proverbs 8:9:4Prov.8.9.W4TAB
וִֽ֝ישָׁרִ֗ים
viyasharim
“and upright”
- Transliteration
- vi-ya-sha-RIM
- Extended
- vih-yaa-shaa-REEM
- IPA
- /viː.jaːʃaːˈriːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and upright
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
vi-ya-sha-RIM
- clause
vi-ya-sha-RIM le-mo-tse-E DA-at
- sentence
ku-LAM ne-kho-KHIM lam-me-VIN vi-ya-sha-RIM le-mo-tse-E DA-at
Exegesis
Vav-prefix in viyasharim {וִֽ֝ישָׁרִ֗ים | wî-ša-rîm} adds a parallel attribute ‘upright,’ reinforcing moral integrity.
Root and etymology
Rooty-sh-r
“to be straight, upright”
In context — Proverbs 8:9
All of them are right to the discerning one and upright to those who find knowledge .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 8:9:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 8:9, so the Hebrew word וִֽ֝ישָׁרִ֗ים (viyasharim) 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.8.9.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.8.9.W4.S1) and character.