Proverbs 18:12:3Prov.18.12.W3TAB
לֵב־אִ֑ישׁ
levish
“the heart of a man”
- Transliteration
- LEV-ISH
- Extended
- LEEV-EESH
- IPA
- /ˈleːv.ˈʔiːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- the heart of a man
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
LEV-ISH
- 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 construct chain lev ish uses lev {לֵב | lēv} ‘heart’ and ish {אִישׁ | ʾîš} ‘man’ to indicate the subject.
Root and etymology
aleph–shinʾ–š
“man, person”
In context — Proverbs 18:12
Before destruction , a man’s heart is haughty, and before honor, there is humility .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 18:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 18:12, so the Hebrew word לֵב־אִ֑ישׁ (levish) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.18.12.W3.S1) and character.