Proverbs 14:21:1Prov.14.21.W1TAB
בָּז־לְרֵעֵ֥הוּ
bazlereehu
“one despising his neighbor”
- Transliteration
- BAZ-le-re-E-hu
- Extended
- BAAZ-leh-reh-EE-hoo
- IPA
- /ˈbaːz.lə.rɛˈʕeː.huː/
Meaning by language
- English
- one despising his neighbor
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
BAZ-le-re-E-hu
- clause
BAZ-le-re-E-hu kho-TE
- sentence
BAZ-le-re-E-hu kho-TE u-me-kho-NEN e-ni-YIM a-na-VIM ash-re-VAV
Exegesis
The first clause begins with baz-le-rēʕehû {בָּז־לְרֵעֵהוּ | bāz-lə-rē-ʕê-hû} ‘despising his neighbor,’ a qal active participle with pronominal suffix conveying ongoing disdain.
Root and etymology
b-zbet–zayin
“to despise, hold in contempt”
In context — Proverbs 14:21
Whoever despises his neighbor sins, but he who shows kindness to the lowly is blessed .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 14:21:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 14:21, so the Hebrew word בָּז־לְרֵעֵ֥הוּ (bazlereehu) 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.14.21.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.21.W1.S1) and character.