Proverbs 15:32:8Prov.15.32.W8TAB
לֵּֽב׃
lev
“heart or understanding”
- Transliteration
- LEV
- Extended
- LEEV
- IPA
- /ˈleːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- heart or understanding
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
LEV
- phraseyour reading level
ko-NE LEV
- clause
ve-sho-ME-a to-KHA-khat ko-NE LEV
- sentence
po-RE-a mu-SAR mo-ES naf-SHO ve-sho-ME-a to-KHA-khat ko-NE LEV
Exegesis
The vav-conjunction introduces the second clause wə-šōmēʻa tokhachat {וְשׁוֹמֵעַ תּוֹכַחַת | wə-šō-mē-ʻa tō-ḵā-ḥāt} ‘but one who listens to correction’ followed by qō-nē lē-ḇ {קֹנֶה לֵב | qō-nē lē-ḇ} ‘acquires a heart.’ The participles porea and shōmēʻa create ongoing action, while nap̄šô (soul) and lē-ḇ (heart) evoke inner life and understanding, highlighting the moral and psychological dimensions of the proverb.
Root and etymology
l-b-b
“heart, mind”
In context — Proverbs 15:32
He who rejects instruction despises his own soul , but he who heeds correction gains understanding.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:32:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Proverbs 15:32, so the Hebrew word לֵּֽב׃ (lev) 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.15.32.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.32.W8.S1) and character.