Proverbs 16:29:3Prov.16.29.W3TAB
יְפַתֶּ֣ה
yefatte
“entices”
- Transliteration
- ye-fat-TE
- Extended
- yeh-faht-TEH
- IPA
- /jəfatˈtɛ/
Meaning by language
- English
- entices
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-fat-TE
- clause
ISH kha-MAS ye-fat-TE re-E-HU
- sentence
ISH kha-MAS ye-fat-TE re-E-HU ve-ho-li-KHO be-DE-rekh LO-toV
Exegesis
The intensified Piel verb yepatteh {יְפַתֶּה | yə-pattēh} ‘entices’ introduces intentional seduction of reehu {רֵעֵ֑הוּ | rē-ʿê-hû} ‘his neighbor’.
In context — Proverbs 16:29
A violent man entices his neighbor and leads him in a path that is not good.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:29:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 16:29, so the Hebrew word יְפַתֶּ֣ה (yefatte) 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.16.29.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.29.W3.S1) and character.