Proverbs 15:24:3Prov.15.24.W3TAB
לְמַ֣עְלָה
lemala
“upward”
- Transliteration
- le-ma-LA
- Extended
- leh-mah-LAA
- IPA
- /ləmaʕˈlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- upward
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-ma-LA
- clause
O-rakh kha-YIM le-ma-LA le-mas-KIL
- sentence
O-rakh kha-YIM le-ma-LA le-mas-KIL le-MA-an SUR mi-she-OL MA-ta
Exegesis
The directional preposition lemaʿalāh {לְמַעְלָה | lə-maʿalāh} emphasizes ascent and is followed by the benefactive le-maškîl {לְמַשְׂכִּיל | lə-maš-kîl} ‘for the discerning’.
In context — Proverbs 15:24
The path of life leads upward for the discerning , in order that he may turn aside from Sheol below.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:24:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 15:24, so the Hebrew word לְמַ֣עְלָה (lemala) 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.15.24.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.24.W3.S1) and character.