Proverbs 11:26:6Prov.11.26.W6TAB
לְרֹ֣אשׁ
lerosh
“to the head of”
- Transliteration
- le-ROSH
- Extended
- leh-ROHSH
- IPA
- /ləˈroːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the head of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-ROSH
- phraseyour reading level
le-ROSH mash-beer
- clause
u-ve-ra-KHA le-ROSH mash-beer
- sentence
mo-NE-a BAR yik-ke-BU-hu le-OM u-ve-ra-KHA le-ROSH mash-beer
Exegesis
This clause includes the prepositional phrase lə-rōʾōš {לְרֹאשׁ | lə-rṓʾōš} ‘upon the head’, assigning honor to the participial actor maš-bī́r {מַשְׁבִּֽיר | maš-bī́r} ‘one who sells’, emphasizing positive recompense. The parallel structure of participle + verb + recipient in each clause accentuates moral dichotomy between withholding and providing grain, reflecting Hebrew parallelism and distributive justice.
In context — Proverbs 11:26
The one who withholds grain will be cursed by the people, but a blessing will be upon the head of the one who sells .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 11:26:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 11:26, so the Hebrew word לְרֹ֣אשׁ (lerosh) 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.11.26.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.11.26.W6.S1) and character.