Proverbs 18:21:3Prov.18.21.W3TAB
בְּיַד־לָשׁ֑וֹן
beyadlashon
“in the hand of the tongue”
- Transliteration
- be-YAD-la-SHON
- Extended
- beh-YAHD-laa-SHOHN
- IPA
- /bəˈjad.laːˈʃoːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the hand of the tongue
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-YAD-la-SHON
- clause
MA-vet ve-kha-YIM be-YAD-la-SHON
- sentence
MA-vet ve-kha-YIM be-YAD-la-SHON ve-o-ha-VE-ha yo-KHAL pir-YA
Exegesis
The construct chain beyad-lashon {בְּיַד־לָשׁוֹן | bə-yad lā-shōn} ‘in the hand of the tongue’ uses metonymy to portray the tongue as an instrument of agency.
Root and etymology
ל–שׁ–ןlamed–shin–nun
“tongue, language”
In context — Proverbs 18:21
Death and life are in the hand of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 18:21:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 18:21, so the Hebrew word בְּיַד־לָשׁ֑וֹן (beyadlashon) 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.18.21.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.18.21.W3.S1) and character.