Proverbs 15:10:3Prov.15.10.W3TAB

לְעֹזֵ֣ב

leozev

for the one forsaking

Transliteration
le-o-ZEV
Extended
leh-oh-ZEEV
IPA
/ləʕoːˈzeːv/

Meaning by language

English
for the one forsaking

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Result
לְ + עֹ + זֵ֣ב
le + o + zev
leozev

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Zayinz as in zero
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh

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Word in context

  1. word

    le-o-ZEV

  2. clause

    mu-SAR RA le-o-ZEV O-rakh

  3. sentence

    mu-SAR RA le-o-ZEV O-rakh so-NE to-KHA-khat ya-MUT

Exegesis

The first clause centers on musar {מוּסָר | mū-sār} ‘discipline’ qualified by ra {רָע | rā‛} ‘evil,’ forming a nominal phrase that states the unpleasant nature of correction for the one marked by the prepositional phrase le-ozev {לְעֹזֵב | lə-ʿō-zēv} ‘to the one who forsakes’ linked to o-rakh {אֹרַח | ʾō-rāḥ} ‘way.’

In contextProverbs 15:10

Discipline is grievous to one who forsakes the way, and whoever hates reproof will die .

About this coordinate

Proverbs 15:10:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 15:10, so the Hebrew word לְעֹזֵ֣ב (leozev) 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.15.10.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.10.W3.S1) and character.