Proverbs 12:20:2Prov.12.20.W2TAB
בְּלֶב־חֹ֣רְשֵׁי
belevkhoreshei
“in the heart of those who devise”
- Transliteration
- be-LEV-kho-re-SHEI
- Extended
- beh-LEHV-khohr-shee
- IPA
- /bəˈlɛv.ħorˈʃeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the heart of those who devise
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-LEV-kho-re-SHEI
- clause
mir-me-MA be-LEV-kho-re-SHEI RA
- sentence
mir-me-MA be-LEV-kho-re-SHEI RA u-le-yo-a-TSEI sha-LOM sim-KHA
Exegesis
It is followed by belev {בְּלֶב | bə-lev} ‘in heart’, forming a locative construct that indicates internal disposition.
The participle choršê {חֹרְשֵׁי | ḥôr-šê} ‘devisers’ takes rā‛ {רָע | rā‛} ‘evil’ as its object in a construct chain showing ongoing intent.
Root and etymology
l-v-bl-v-b
“heart, inner person”
In context — Proverbs 12:20
Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil, but to the counselors of peace there is joy.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 12:20:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 12:20, so the Hebrew word בְּלֶב־חֹ֣רְשֵׁי (belevkhoreshei) 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.12.20.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.12.20.W2.S1) and character.