Proverbs 16:23:5Prov.16.23.W5TAB
וְעַל־שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו
vealsefatav
“and on his lips”
- Transliteration
- ve-al-se-fa-TAV
- Extended
- veh-ahl-seh-fah-TAAV
- IPA
- /və.ʕal.ʃəfaːˈθaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- and on his lips
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
ve-al-se-fa-TAV
- clause
ve-al-se-fa-TAV yo-SIF LE-kakh
- sentence
LEV kha-KHAM yas-ke-KIL PI-hu ve-al-se-fa-TAV yo-SIF LE-kakh
Exegesis
The conjunction-preposition ve-al {וְעַל | wə-ʿal} links to sefatav {שְׂפָתָיו | sə-p̄ā-ṯāyw} ‘his lips’, and the Hiphil imperfect yosif {יֹסִיף | yō-sîp̄} with its object lekach {לֶקַח | lə-qā-ḥ} completes the parallel structure. This incremental parallelism emphasizes the flow of inner wisdom into spoken words.
In context — Proverbs 16:23
The heart of the wise guides his mouth with prudence, and on his lips it adds learning .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:23:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 16:23, so the Hebrew word וְעַל־שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו (vealsefatav) 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.16.23.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.23.W5.S1) and character.