Proverbs 18:24:3Prov.18.24.W3TAB
לְהִתְרֹעֵ֑עַ
lehitroea
“to befriend oneself or to associate”
- Transliteration
- le-hit-ro-E-a
- Extended
- leh-hit-roh-EH-ah
- IPA
- /ləhiṯ.roːˈʕeː.ʕaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- to befriend oneself or to associate
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-hit-ro-E-a
- clause
ISH re-IM le-hit-ro-E-a
- sentence
ISH re-IM le-hit-ro-E-a ve-YESH o-HEV da-VEK me-AKH
Exegesis
The hitpael infinitive lehitro'e'a {לְהִתְרֹעֵ֑עַ | lə-hit-rō-ˀê-ʿa} introduces a potential adverse outcome.
Root and etymology
resh–ayin–ayinr–ʿ–ʿ
“companion, friend”
In context — Proverbs 18:24
A man of many companions may be brought to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 18:24:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 18:24, so the Hebrew word לְהִתְרֹעֵ֑עַ (lehitroea) 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.18.24.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.18.24.W3.S1) and character.