Proverbs 13:6:5Prov.13.6.W5TAB
תְּסַלֵּ֥ף
tesallef
“it twists”
- Transliteration
- te-sal-LEF
- Extended
- teh-sahl-LEEF
- IPA
- /təsalˈleːf/
Meaning by language
- English
- it twists
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
te-sal-LEF
- phraseyour reading level
te-sal-LEF khat-TAT
- clause
ve-rish-A te-sal-LEF khat-TAT
- sentence
tse-da-KA ti-TSOR TAM-da-REKH ve-rish-A te-sal-LEF khat-TAT
Exegesis
The conjunction ve {וְ | wə} functions adversatively, introducing rishah {רִשְׁעָה | ri-šā‘} ‘wickedness’ as subject, the Piel imperfect tesallel {תְּסַלֵּ֥ף | tə-sal-lêp} ‘she perverts’ indicating intensive action, and chattaat {חַטָּאת | ḥat-tā‘} ‘sinner’ as object. This antithetical parallelism personifies moral forces, and the Piel stem’s intensive sense, rendered as ‘overthrows’, underscores wickedness’s destructive outcome.
In context — Proverbs 13:6
Righteousness guards the blameless one in his way, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 13:6:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 13:6, so the Hebrew word תְּסַלֵּ֥ף (tesallef) 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.13.6.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.13.6.W5.S1) and character.