Proverbs 16:30:3Prov.16.30.W3TAB
לַחְשֹׁ֣ב
lakhshov
“to think”
- Transliteration
- lakh-SHOV
- Extended
- lahkh-SHOHV
- IPA
- /laχˈʃoːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- to think
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
lakh-SHOV
- clause
O-tse E-NA-v lakh-SHOV tah-he-pu-KHOT
- sentence
O-tse E-NA-v lakh-SHOV tah-he-pu-KHOT ko-RETS se-fa-TAV kil-LA ra-A
Exegesis
The infinitive lachshov {לַחְשֹׁב | laḥ-šōḇ} functions as a purpose clause introducing taphukhoth {תַּהְפֻּכוֹת | tap-puk-hōṯ} ‘perversions’.
Root and etymology
ḥ-š-bḥet–shin–bet
“to think, plan”
In context — Proverbs 16:30
He who shuts his eyes to plan perversions , purses his lips , and brings evil to completion.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:30:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 16:30, so the Hebrew word לַחְשֹׁ֣ב (lakhshov) 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.16.30.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.30.W3.S1) and character.