Proverbs 18:5:4Prov.18.5.W4TAB
לְהַטּ֥וֹת
lehatot
“to turn aside”
- Transliteration
- le-ha-TOT
- Extended
- leh-hah-TTOHT
- IPA
- /ləhatˈtˤoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- to turn aside
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
le-ha-TOT
- phraseyour reading level
le-ha-TOT tsa-DIK
- clause
le-ha-TOT tsa-DIK ba-mish-PAT
- 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 18:5:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 18:5, so the Hebrew word לְהַטּ֥וֹת (lehatot) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.18.5.W4.S1) and character.