Proverbs 10:17:2Prov.10.17.W2TAB
לְ֭חַיִּים
lekhayim
“to life”
- Transliteration
- le-kha-YIM
- Extended
- leh-khah-YEEM
- IPA
- /ləħajˈjiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to life
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
le-kha-YIM
- clause
O-rakh le-kha-YIM sho-MER mu-SAR
- sentence
O-rakh le-kha-YIM sho-MER mu-SAR ve-o-ZEV to-KHA-khat mat-EH
Exegesis
The proverb starts with the nominal phrase orach lechayyim {אֹרַח לְ֭חַיִּים | ʾo-rā-ḥ lə-ḥay-yīm} ‘path to life’, framing the discourse.
In context — Proverbs 10:17
The path to life is for one who keeps discipline , but one who forsakes correction goes astray.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 10:17:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 10:17, so the Hebrew word לְ֭חַיִּים (lekhayim) 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.10.17.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.10.17.W2.S1) and character.