Proverbs 10:21:6Prov.10.21.W6TAB
בַּחֲסַר־לֵ֥ב
bakhasarlev
“in lack of heart”
- Transliteration
- ba-kha-SAR-LEV
- Extended
- bah-khah-SAR-LEEV
- IPA
- /baħăsarˈleːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- in lack of heart
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-kha-SAR-LEV
- phraseyour reading level
ba-kha-SAR-LEV ya-MU-tu
- clause
ve-e-VI-lim ba-kha-SAR-LEV ya-MU-tu
- sentence
sif-TE tsa-DIK yir-E-u ra-BIM ve-e-VI-lim ba-kha-SAR-LEV ya-MU-tu
Exegesis
The second clause begins with the adversative we'evilim {וֶאֱוִילִים | wə-ʾêwîlîm} ‘and fools’, continues with the causal phrase bachasar-lev {בַּחֲסַר־לֵב | baḥăṣār-lēḇ} ‘for lack of heart’, and concludes with yāmûtū {יָמֽוּתוּ | yāmûtū} ‘they die’. The metonymy of “lips” underscores the power of righteous speech, while “heart” denotes inner wisdom. The antithesis highlights the life-giving effect of righteous words versus the peril of cognitive deficiency.
Root and etymology
l-vlamed–bet
“heart, mind”
In context — Proverbs 10:21
The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of heart .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 10:21:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 10:21, so the Hebrew word בַּחֲסַר־לֵ֥ב (bakhasarlev) 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.10.21.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.10.21.W6.S1) and character.