Deuteronomy 15:9:6Deut.15.9.W6TAB
בְלִיַּ֜עַל
beliyaal
“unworthy”
- Transliteration
- be-li-YA-al
- Extended
- beh-lee-YAA-al
- IPA
- /bə.lijˈjaʕal/
Meaning by language
- English
- unworthy
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
be-li-YA-al
- phraseyour reading level
pen-yi-he-YEH da-VAR im-le-vav-KHA be-li-YA-al
- clause
hi-sha-MER le-KHA pen-yi-he-YEH da-VAR im-le-vav-KHA be-li-YA-al le-MOR kar-VAH she-NAT-ha-SHE-va she-NAT hash-mi-TAH ve-ra-AH ei-ne-KHA be-a-khi-KHA ha-ev-YON ve-LO ti-TEN LO
- sentence
hi-sha-MER le-KHA pen-yi-he-YEH da-VAR im-le-vav-KHA be-li-YA-al le-MOR kar-VAH she-NAT-ha-SHE-va she-NAT hash-mi-TAH ve-ra-AH ei-ne-KHA be-a-khi-KHA ha-ev-YON ve-LO ti-TEN LO ve-ka-RA a-lei-KHA el-ye-ho-VAH ve-ha-YA be-KHA KHET
Exegesis
The conjunction pen {פֶּן | pen} ‘lest’ introduces a hypothetical negative scenario expressed by yihyeh {יִהְיֶה | yihyeh} ‘let there be’ a danger of beliyaal {בְלִיַּעַל | bə-liyyaʿal} ‘worthlessness’ in the heart.
In context — Deuteronomy 15:9
Beware for yourself, lest there be a worthless matter in your heart, saying, “The seventh year, the year of release draws near,” and your eye is evil toward your needy brother, and you do not give him anything, and he calls out against you to the LORD , and it becomes sin in you.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 15:9:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Deuteronomy 15:9, so the Hebrew word בְלִיַּ֜עַל (beliyaal) 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 Deut.15.9.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.15.9.W6.S1) and character.