Proverbs 14:35:2Prov.14.35.W2TAB
לְעֶ֣בֶד
leeved
“to a servant”
- Transliteration
- le-E-ved
- Extended
- leh-EH-vehd
- IPA
- /ləˈʕɛvɛd/
Meaning by language
- English
- to a servant
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-E-ved
- clause
re-TSOHN-ME-lekh le-E-ved mas-KEEL
- sentence
re-TSOHN-ME-lekh le-E-ved mas-KEEL ve-e-vra-TO ti-he-YE me-VISH
Exegesis
The beneficiary is marked by the prepositional phrase le-eved maskil {לְעֶבֶד מַשְׂכִּיל | lə-ʿe-veḏ mas-kîl} ‘to a discerning servant,’ where the Hiphil participle maskil conveys active insight.
In context — Proverbs 14:35
The favor of a king rests on a discerning servant , but his wrath will be on one who causes shame .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 14:35:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 14:35, so the Hebrew word לְעֶ֣בֶד (leeved) 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.14.35.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.35.W2.S1) and character.