Proverbs 17:21:3Prov.17.21.W3TAB
לְת֣וּגָה
letuga
“for sorrow”
- Transliteration
- le-tu-GA
- Extended
- leh-too-GAA
- IPA
- /lətuːˈɣaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for sorrow
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-tu-GA
- clause
yo-LED ke-SIL le-tu-GA LO
- sentence
yo-LED ke-SIL le-tu-GA LO ve-lo-yis-me-AKH a-VI na-VAL
Exegesis
The clause letugah lo {לְת֣וּגָה ל֑וֹ | lə-tū-gāh lōw} is a prepositional phrase indicating the consequence of grief experienced by the parent.
In context — Proverbs 17:21
He who begets a fool brings grief upon himself; and the father of a senseless one will find no joy .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 17:21:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 17:21, so the Hebrew word לְת֣וּגָה (letuga) 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.17.21.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.21.W3.S1) and character.