Proverbs 17:5:2Prov.17.5.W2TAB
לָ֭רָשׁ
larash
“at the poor”
- Transliteration
- la-RASH
- Extended
- laa-RASH
- IPA
- /laːˈraːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- at the poor
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
la-RASH
- clause
lo-EG la-RASH khe-REF o-SE-hu
- sentence
lo-EG la-RASH khe-REF o-SE-hu sa-ME-akh le-ED LO yi-NA-ke
Exegesis
The prepositional phrases larash {לָרָשׁ | lā-rāš} ‘at the poor’ and le’eid {לְאֵיד | lə-’êḏ} ‘at calamity’ introduce the targets of scorn and delight.
In context — Proverbs 17:5
Whoever mocks the poor insults his Maker , and whoever rejoices in calamity will not go unpunished .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 17:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 17:5, so the Hebrew word לָ֭רָשׁ (larash) 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.17.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.5.W2.S1) and character.