Proverbs 16:27:5Prov.16.27.W5TAB
וְעַל־שפתיו
vealshafatav
“and on his lips”
- Transliteration
- ve-AL-sha-fa-TAV
- Extended
- veh-AHL-shah-fah-TAV
- IPA
- /wəˈʕal.ʃə.faːˈtɔːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- and on his lips
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 | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
ve-AL-sha-fa-TAV
- phraseyour reading level
ve-AL-sha-fa-TAV se-fa-TO
- clause
ve-AL-sha-fa-TAV se-fa-TO ke-ESH tsa-ra-VET
- 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 locative ve-al plus sefatav {וְעַל־שְׂפָתָיו | wə-ʿal-sə-pha-tā-v} ‘on his lips’ specifies the source of destruction.
In context — Proverbs 16:27
A man of worthlessness digs evil, and on his lips there is a scorching fire .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:27:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 16:27, so the Hebrew word וְעַל־שפתיו (vealshafatav) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.27.W5.S1) and character.