Proverbs 12:25:2Prov.12.25.W2TAB
בְלֶב־אִ֣ישׁ
belevish
“in the heart of a man”
- Transliteration
- be-LEV-Ish
- Extended
- beh-LEHV-eesh
- IPA
- /bəˈlɛv.ʔiːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the heart of a man
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-LEV-Ish
- clause
de-a-GA be-LEV-Ish ya-she-KHE-na
- sentence
de-a-GA be-LEV-Ish ya-she-KHE-na ve-da-VAR TOV ye-sa-me-KHE-na
Exegesis
The verse begins with de'agah {דְּאָגָה | dāʾāgāh} ‘anxiety’ in construct with belev {בְּלֶב־ | bə-lev} ‘in heart’ and ish {אִישׁ | īš} ‘man’, placing emotional strain at the core of the person.
Root and etymology
Rootl-b
“heart, inner person”
In context — Proverbs 12:25
Anxiety in the heart of a man causes it to sink, but a good word makes it rejoice.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 12:25:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 12:25, so the Hebrew word בְלֶב־אִ֣ישׁ (belevish) 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.12.25.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.12.25.W2.S1) and character.