Proverbs 15:28:4Prov.15.28.W4TAB
לַעֲנ֑וֹת
laanot
“to answer”
- Transliteration
- la-a-NOT
- Extended
- lah-ah-NOHT
- IPA
- /la.ʕaˈnoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- to answer
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
la-a-NOT
- clause
LEV tsa-DIK yeh-ge la-a-NOT
- sentence
LEV tsa-DIK yeh-ge la-a-NOT u-FI reh-sha-IM ya-BI-a ra-OT
Exegesis
The first line has lev {לֵב | lēḇ} ‘heart’ as subject with tsaddiq {צַדִּיק | ṣaddîq} ‘righteous’, followed by the Qal imperfect yehgeh {יֶהְגֶּה | yeheggê} ‘meditates’ and the infinitive la'anot {לַעֲנוֹת | laʿănōṯ} ‘to answer’ indicating purpose.
Root and etymology
‘-n-hayin–nun–heh
“reply”
In context — Proverbs 15:28
The heart of the righteous meditates to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:28:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 15:28, so the Hebrew word לַעֲנ֑וֹת (laanot) 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.15.28.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.28.W4.S1) and character.