Proverbs 12:19:5Prov.12.19.W5TAB
לְשׁ֣וֹן
leshon
“a tongue”
- Transliteration
- le-SHON
- Extended
- leh-SHOHN
- IPA
- /ləˈʃoːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- a tongue
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
le-SHON
- phraseyour reading level
le-SHON SHA-ker
- clause
ve-AD-ar-gi-I-a le-SHON SHA-ker
- sentence
she-FAT-e-MET ti-KON la-AD ve-AD-ar-gi-I-a le-SHON SHA-ker
Exegesis
The conjunction ve-ad {וְעַד־ | wə-ʿaḏ} ‘and until’ introduces an antithetical clause headed by argi-ah {אַרְגִּיעָה | ar-gî-ʿā} ‘an instant’, paired with le-shon {לְשׁוֹן | lə-šôn} ‘tongue’ and shaker {שָׁקֶר | šā-qer} ‘falsehood’, forming a chiastic structure that contrasts permanence with fleetingness. This structure is preserved in the target language through parallel temporal clauses, highlighting the moral contrast between enduring truth and transient deceit.
In context — Proverbs 12:19
The lip of truth will be established forever , but the tongue of falsehood is only for a moment.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 12:19:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 12:19, so the Hebrew word לְשׁ֣וֹן (leshon) 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.12.19.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.12.19.W5.S1) and character.