Proverbs 10:7:3Prov.10.7.W3TAB
לִבְרָכָ֑ה
livrakha
“for a blessing”
- Transliteration
- liv-ra-KHA
- Extended
- lihv-rah-KHAA
- IPA
- /liv.raːˈxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for a blessing
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
liv-ra-KHA
- clause
ZE-kher tsa-DIK liv-ra-KHA
- sentence
ZE-kher tsa-DIK liv-ra-KHA ve-SHEM re-sha-IM yir-KAV
Exegesis
The phrase li-verakhah {לִבְרָכָה | li-vrə-ḵā} ‘for blessing’ functions as a purpose clause.
Root and etymology
l-b-blamed–bet–beth
“heart, inner self”
In context — Proverbs 10:7
The memory of the righteous is for a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 10:7:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 10:7, so the Hebrew word לִבְרָכָ֑ה (livrakha) 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.10.7.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.10.7.W3.S1) and character.