Proverbs 1:9:2Prov.1.9.W2TAB
לִוְיַ֤ת
liveyat
“a wreath of”
- Transliteration
- li-ve-YAT
- Extended
- lih-veh-YAHT
- IPA
- /liw.jaˈt/
Meaning by language
- English
- a wreath of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| 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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
li-ve-YAT
- phraseyour reading level
KI li-ve-YAT KHEN
- clause
KI li-ve-YAT KHEN HEM le-RO-she-KHA
- sentence
KI li-ve-YAT KHEN HEM le-RO-she-KHA va-a-na-KIM le-gar-ge-RO-te-KHA
Exegesis
The construct phrase livyat-chen {לִוְיַ֤ת־חֵ֓ן | lîwyāṯ-ḥên} ‘wreath of grace’ functions as the subject with hem {הֵ֬ם | hem} ‘they’ pointing to wisdom’s teachings.
Root and etymology
ל־ו־ה
“to wind, encircle”
In context — Proverbs 1:9
For they are a wreath of grace for your head and ornaments for your neck .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 1:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 1:9, so the Hebrew word לִוְיַ֤ת (liveyat) 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.1.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.1.9.W2.S1) and character.