Proverbs 16:22:4Prov.16.22.W4TAB
בְּעָלָ֑יו
bealav
“to its possessor”
- Transliteration
- be-a-LAV
- Extended
- beh-ah-LAAV
- IPA
- /bəʕaːˈlaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- to its possessor
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-a-LAV
- clause
me-KOR kha-YIM SE-khel be-a-LAV
- sentence
me-KOR kha-YIM SE-khel be-a-LAV u-mu-SAR e-vi-LIM i-VE-let
Exegesis
Sekhel {שֵׂ֣כֶל | sē-k̇el} ‘understanding’ in absolute state appears next, with the beneficiary marked by the prepositional construct bealav {בְּעָלָ֑יו | bə-‘ā-lāv} ‘to its possessor.’
In context — Proverbs 16:22
Understanding is a fountain of life to its possessor, but the discipline of fools is folly .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:22:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 16:22, so the Hebrew word בְּעָלָ֑יו (bealav) 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.16.22.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.22.W4.S1) and character.