Proverbs 17:20:5Prov.17.20.W5TAB
בִּ֝לְשׁוֹנ֗וֹ
bilsheno
“in his tongue”
- Transliteration
- bil-she-NO
- Extended
- bihl-sheh-NOH
- IPA
- /bil.ʃoːˈnoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in his tongue
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
bil-she-NO
- phraseyour reading level
ve-neh-PAKH bil-she-NO
- clause
ve-neh-PAKH bil-she-NO yip-POL be-RA-a
- sentence
i-KESH-LEV LO yim-TSA-TOB ve-neh-PAKH bil-she-NO yip-POL be-RA-a
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase bilšônô {בִּלְשׁוֹנוֹ | bilšônô} ‘with-his-tongue’ specifies the instrument of misrepresentation.
In context — Proverbs 17:20
One who is twisted-of-heart will not find good, and one who is perverse in his tongue will fall into evil .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 17:20:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 17:20, so the Hebrew word בִּ֝לְשׁוֹנ֗וֹ (bilsheno) 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.17.20.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.20.W5.S1) and character.