Proverbs 15:21:6Prov.15.21.W6TAB
יְיַשֶׁר־לָֽכֶת׃
yeyasherlakhet
“makes straight to walk”
- Transliteration
- ye-ya-SHER-la-KHET
- Extended
- yeh-yah-SHER-laa-KHEHT
- IPA
- /jəjaˈʃɛr.laːˈxɛt/
Meaning by language
- English
- makes straight to walk
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
ye-ya-SHER-la-KHET
- clause
ve-ISH te-vu-NA ye-ya-SHER-la-KHET
- sentence
i-VE-let sim-KHA la-kha-SAR-LEV ve-ISH te-vu-NA ye-ya-SHER-la-KHET
Exegesis
The verb phrase yə-yaššer-lā-keṯ {יְיַשֶׁר־לָכֶת | yə-yaššer-lā-keṯ} combines the Piel imperfect ‘causes to make straight’ with the infinitive construct ‘to walk’, expressing causative moral direction. The structure contrasts a static state in the first half with dynamic ethical action in the second, reflecting the proverb’s movement from internal disposition to outward conduct. This is rendered in English by mirroring the verbless clause and preserving the causative verb-infinitive sequence.
In context — Proverbs 15:21
Folly is joy to one who lacks heart , but a man of understanding makes his way straight.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:21:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 15:21, so the Hebrew word יְיַשֶׁר־לָֽכֶת׃ (yeyasherlakhet) 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.15.21.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.21.W6.S1) and character.