Proverbs 14:27:5Prov.14.27.W5TAB
לָ֝ס֗וּר
lasur
“to turn aside”
- Transliteration
- la-SUR
- Extended
- laa-SOOR
- IPA
- /laːˈsuːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- to turn aside
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
la-SUR
- clause
la-SUR mi-MO-ke-SHE MA-vet
- sentence
yir-AT ye-ho-VAH me-KOR kha-YIM la-SUR mi-MO-ke-SHE MA-vet
Exegesis
The infinitive construct lā-sûr {לָ֝ס֗וּר | lā-sûr} functions as a purpose clause introducing the result ‘to turn aside’.
In context — Proverbs 14:27
The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to turn aside from the snares of death.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 14:27:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 14:27, so the Hebrew word לָ֝ס֗וּר (lasur) 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.14.27.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.27.W5.S1) and character.