Proverbs 13:1:5Prov.13.1.W5TAB
וְ֝לֵ֗ץ
velets
“but a scoffer”
- Transliteration
- ve-LETS
- Extended
- veh-LEETS
- IPA
- /vəˈleːts/
Meaning by language
- English
- but a scoffer
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tsade Sofit | final form of Tsade — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ve-LETS
- clause
ve-LETS LO-sha-MA ge-a-RA
- sentence
BEN kha-KHAM MU-sar AV ve-LETS LO-sha-MA ge-a-RA
Exegesis
The conjunction wə-lets {וְלֵץ | wə-lêts} ‘and a scoffer’ introduces the antithetic parallel, culminating in the negative nominal clause lō-šā-ma‘ gə-‘ā-rāh {לֹא־שָׁמַע גְּעָרָה | lō-šā-ma‘ gə-‘ā-rāh} ‘does not hear rebuke.’ This chiastic antithesis underscores the contrast between the receptive and the resistant.
In context — Proverbs 13:1
A wise son listens to his father’s instruction, but a scoffer does not hear rebuke .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 13:1:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 13:1, so the Hebrew word וְ֝לֵ֗ץ (velets) 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.13.1.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.13.1.W5.S1) and character.