Proverbs 18:5:1Prov.18.5.W1TAB
שְׂאֵ֣ת
seet
“lifting up”
- Transliteration
- se-ET
- Extended
- seh-EET
- IPA
- /səˈʔeːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- lifting up
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
se-ET
- clause
se-ET pe-NE-RA-sha lo-TOB
- sentence
se-ET pe-NE-RA-sha lo-TOB le-ha-TOT tsa-DIK ba-mish-PAT
Exegesis
The verse begins with an infinitive absolute se'et {שְׂאֵת | səʾêṯ} ‘to show favor’ paired with the Hifil infinitive construct lehatot {לְהַטּוֹת | ləhatːôt} ‘to turn aside’ for emphasis.
In context — Proverbs 18:5
It is not good to show favor to the wicked or to pervert the righteous in judgment.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 18:5:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 18:5, so the Hebrew word שְׂאֵ֣ת (seet) 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.18.5.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.18.5.W1.S1) and character.