Proverbs 12:18:5Prov.12.18.W5TAB
וּלְשׁ֖וֹן
uleshon
“but the tongue of”
- Transliteration
- u-le-SHON
- Extended
- oo-leh-SHOHN
- IPA
- /u.ləˈʃoːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- but the tongue of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-le-SHON
- clause
u-le-SHON kha-kha-MIM mar-PE
- sentence
YESH bo-TE ke-mad-ke-ROT KHA-rev u-le-SHON kha-kha-MIM mar-PE
Exegesis
The coordinating conjunction w- establishes the contrast, where leshon chakhamim {וּלְשׁ֖וֹן חֲכָמִ֣ים | wŭ-le-šōn ḥa-kha-mīm} functions as subject and marpe {מַרְפֵּֽא | mar-pe} as predicate in a parallel structure that underscores harmful versus beneficial speech.
In context — Proverbs 12:18
There is one who speaks rashly like stabbings of a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 12:18:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 12:18, so the Hebrew word וּלְשׁ֖וֹן (uleshon) 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.12.18.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.12.18.W5.S1) and character.