Proverbs 17:25:2Prov.17.25.W2TAB
לְ֭אָבִיו
leaviv
“to his father”
- Transliteration
- le-a-VIV
- Extended
- leh-aa-VEEV
- IPA
- /lə.ʔaːˈviːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- to his father
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-a-VIV
- clause
KA-as le-a-VIV BEN ke-SIL
- sentence
KA-as le-a-VIV BEN ke-SIL u-ME-mer le-yo-lad-TO
Exegesis
It opens with kaas {כַּעַס | kaʿās} ‘grief’ followed by the prepositional phrase leaviv {לְאָבִיו | lə-ʾā-vîv} ‘to his father’.
In context — Proverbs 17:25
A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to his mother .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 17:25:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 17:25, so the Hebrew word לְ֭אָבִיו (leaviv) 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.17.25.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.25.W2.S1) and character.