Proverbs 17:23:5Prov.17.23.W5TAB
לְ֝הַטּ֗וֹת
lehattot
“to turn aside”
- Transliteration
- le-hat-TOT
- Extended
- leh-haht-TOHT
- IPA
- /ləhatˈṭoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- to turn aside
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
le-hat-TOT
- clause
le-hat-TOT AR-khot mish-PAT
- sentence
SHO-khad me-KHEK ra-SHA yik-KAKH le-hat-TOT AR-khot mish-PAT
Exegesis
The infinitive le-hattot {לְ֝הַטּ֗וֹת | lə-ḥattôṯ} ‘to pervert’ introduces purpose, governing the construct chain orkhot mishpat {אָרְחוֹת מִשְׁפָּֽט | ʾorḥôṯ miš-pāṭ} ‘paths of justice’, emphasizing deliberate distortion of legal norms. This structure highlights a cause-and-effect progression: illicit reception leads directly to the twisting of judicial processes.
In context — Proverbs 17:23
A wicked person takes a bribe from the bosom to twist the tracks of justice .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 17:23:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 17:23, so the Hebrew word לְ֝הַטּ֗וֹת (lehattot) 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.17.23.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.23.W5.S1) and character.