Proverbs 14:7:3Prov.14.7.W3TAB
לְאִ֣ישׁ
leish
“to a man”
- Transliteration
- le-ISH
- Extended
- leh-EESH
- IPA
- /ləˈʔiːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- to a man
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-ISH
- clause
LEKH mi-NE-ged le-ISH ke-SIL
- sentence
LEKH mi-NE-ged le-ISH ke-SIL u-val-ya-DA-ta sif-TE-DA-at
Exegesis
The object lə-’îš kə-sîl {לְאִישׁ כְּסִיל | lə-’îš kə-sîl} ‘to a foolish man’ identifies the undesirable companion.
In context — Proverbs 14:7
Leave the presence of a foolish man when you see there are no lips of knowledge in him.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 14:7:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 14:7, so the Hebrew word לְאִ֣ישׁ (leish) 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.14.7.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.7.W3.S1) and character.