Proverbs 15:4:5Prov.15.4.W5TAB
וְסֶ֥לֶף
veselef
“and crookedness or perverseness”
- Transliteration
- ve-SE-lef
- Extended
- veh-SEH-lehf
- IPA
- /vəsɛˈlɛf/
Meaning by language
- English
- and crookedness or perverseness
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ve-SE-lef
- phraseyour reading level
ve-SE-lef BAH
- clause
ve-SE-lef BAH SHE-ver be-RU-akh
- sentence
mar-PE la-SHON ETS kha-YIM ve-SE-lef BAH SHE-ver be-RU-akh
Root and etymology
s-l-psamekh–lamed–pe
“to twist, distort”
In context — Proverbs 15:4
Healing of the tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it is a break in the spirit .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 15:4, so the Hebrew word וְסֶ֥לֶף (veselef) 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.15.4.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.4.W5.S1) and character.