Proverbs 18:12:1Prov.18.12.W1TAB
לִפְנֵי־שֶׁ֭בֶר
lifneishever
“before breaking or ruin”
- Transliteration
- lif-NEI-SHE-ver
- Extended
- lihf-NEE-SHEH-vehr
- IPA
- /lifˈneː.ˈʃɛvɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- before breaking or ruin
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
lif-NEI-SHE-ver
- clause
lif-NEI-SHE-ver yig-BAH LEV-ISH
- sentence
lif-NEI-SHE-ver yig-BAH LEV-ISH ve-lif-NEI kha-VOD a-NA-va
Exegesis
The verse begins with the prepositional phrase lifnei {לִפְנֵי | lə-pênê} ‘before’, introducing the noun shever {שֶׁבֶר | šĕ-ḇer} ‘destruction’.
Root and etymology
Rootshin, bet, resh
“to break, shatter”
In context — Proverbs 18:12
Before destruction , a man’s heart is haughty, and before honor, there is humility .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 18:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 18:12, so the Hebrew word לִפְנֵי־שֶׁ֭בֶר (lifneishever) 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.18.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.18.12.W1.S1) and character.