Proverbs 15:12:2Prov.15.12.W2TAB
יֶאֱהַב־לֵ֭ץ
yeehavlets
“a scoffer loves”
- Transliteration
- ye-e-HAV-LETS
- Extended
- yeh-eh-HAV-LEETS
- IPA
- /jɛʔˈhav.leːts/
Meaning by language
- English
- a scoffer loves
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tsade Sofit | final form of Tsade — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-e-HAV-LETS
- clause
LO ye-e-HAV-LETS ho-KHE-akh LO
- sentence
LO ye-e-HAV-LETS ho-KHE-akh LO el-kha-kha-MIM LO ye-LEKH
Exegesis
The clause lo yĕ-ʾhā-ḇ lêṣ {לֹא יֶאֱהַב־לֵץ | lō yĕ-ʾhā-ḇ-lêṣ} ‘the scorner does not love’ follows a VSO order, highlighting the scorner’s stance.
Root and etymology
ל־צ
“to scorn, mock”
In context — Proverbs 15:12
The mocker does not love one who rebukes him; he will not go to the wise .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:12:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 15:12, so the Hebrew word יֶאֱהַב־לֵ֭ץ (yeehavlets) 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.15.12.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.12.W2.S1) and character.