Proverbs 9:11:4Prov.9.11.W4TAB
וְיוֹסִ֥יפוּ
veyosifu
“and they will add”
- Transliteration
- ve-yo-SI-fu
- Extended
- veh-yoh-SIH-foo
- IPA
- /vəjoːˈsiː.fuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they will add
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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-yo-SI-fu
- phraseyour reading level
ve-yo-SI-fu le-KHA
- clause
ve-yo-SI-fu le-KHA she-NOT kha-YIM
- sentence
ki-VI yir-BU ya-ME-kha ve-yo-SI-fu le-KHA she-NOT kha-YIM
Exegesis
The Qal imperfect yirbu {יִרְבּוּ | yirbû} ‘will multiply’ and the Vav-consecutive Hiphil imperfect ve-yosifu {וְיוֹסִיפוּ | wə-yôsîp̄û} ‘and will add’ continue the narrative sequence.
In context — Proverbs 9:11
For by me your days will multiply, and years of life will be added to you.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 9:11:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 9:11, so the Hebrew word וְיוֹסִ֥יפוּ (veyosifu) 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.9.11.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.9.11.W4.S1) and character.