Proverbs 14:26:4Prov.14.26.W4TAB
וּ֝לְבָנָ֗יו
ulevanav
“and for his sons”
- Transliteration
- u-le-va-NAV
- Extended
- oo-leh-vah-NAV
- IPA
- /u.ləvaˈnaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- and for his sons
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
u-le-va-NAV
- clause
u-le-va-NAV yih-HE-ye makh-SE
- sentence
be-yir-AT Ye-ho-VAH mi-ve-TAKH-OZ u-le-va-NAV yih-HE-ye makh-SE
Exegesis
The conjunction ulevanav {וּלְבָנָיו | ūl-və-vā-nāv} introduces the recipients (‘to his sons’) of the subsequent clause.
Root and etymology
l-blamed–bet
“heart, inner being”
In context — Proverbs 14:26
In the fear of the LORD there is strong confidence , and to his children it will be a refuge.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 14:26:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 14:26, so the Hebrew word וּ֝לְבָנָ֗יו (ulevanav) 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.14.26.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.26.W4.S1) and character.