Proverbs 18:1:1Prov.18.1.W1TAB
לְֽ֭תַאֲוָה
letaava
“for desire”
- Transliteration
- le-ta-a-VA
- Extended
- leh-tah-ah-VAA
- IPA
- /lə.ta.ʔăˈwaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for desire
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-ta-a-VA
- clause
le-ta-a-VA ye-vak-KESH nif-RAD
- sentence
le-ta-a-VA ye-vak-KESH nif-RAD be-KHOL-tu-shi-YA yit-gal-LA
Exegesis
The verse opens with the prepositional phrase leta’avah {לְֽ֭תַאֲוָה | lə-ṯăʼăwâh} ‘for desire,’ which functions as an adverbial motive.
Root and etymology
Roottav–aleph–vav
“desire, craving”
In context — Proverbs 18:1
Whoever isolates himself pursues his own desire and breaks out against all sound wisdom .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 18:1:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 18:1, so the Hebrew word לְֽ֭תַאֲוָה (letaava) 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.18.1.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.18.1.W1.S1) and character.