Proverbs 16:27:2Prov.16.27.W2TAB
בְּ֭לִיַּעַל
beliyaal
“worthlessness or wickedness”
- Transliteration
- be-li-YA-al
- Extended
- beh-lee-YA-ahl
- IPA
- /bə.lijˈja.ʕal/
Meaning by language
- English
- worthlessness or wickedness
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 | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-li-YA-al
- clause
ISH be-li-YA-al ko-RE ra-A
- sentence
ISH be-li-YA-al ko-RE ra-A ve-AL-sha-fa-TAV se-fa-TO ke-ESH tsa-ra-VET
Exegesis
The verse begins with ish beli-yaal {אִישׁ בְלִיַּעַל | ʾîš bə-lî-ya-ʿal} ‘man of worthlessness’, where the construct noun beli-yaal conveys moral emptiness.
Root and etymology
b-l-y-ʿ-lbet–lamed–yod–ayin–lamed
“worthlessness, wickedness”
In context — Proverbs 16:27
A man of worthlessness digs evil, and on his lips there is a scorching fire .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:27:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 16:27, so the Hebrew word בְּ֭לִיַּעַל (beliyaal) 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.16.27.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.27.W2.S1) and character.