Proverbs 1:4:2Prov.1.4.W2TAB
לִפְתָאיִ֣ם
liftaim
“to the simple ones”
- Transliteration
- lif-ta-IM
- Extended
- lihf-taa-EEM
- IPA
- /lif.taːˈʔiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the simple ones
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
lif-ta-IM
- clause
la-TET lif-ta-IM ar-ma
- sentence
la-TET lif-ta-IM ar-ma le-NAR DA-at u-me-zim-MA
Exegesis
The prepositional phrases lifetaim {לִפְתָאיִ֣ם | lip̄-tā-’îm} ‘to the simple’ and lenaʿar {לְ֝נַ֗עַר | lə-nā-ʿar} ‘to the youth’ form a parallel asyndeton.
In context — Proverbs 1:4
To give prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the youth.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 1:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 1:4, so the Hebrew word לִפְתָאיִ֣ם (liftaim) 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.1.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.1.4.W2.S1) and character.