Proverbs 19:13:2Prov.19.13.W2TAB
לְ֭אָבִיו
leaviv
“to his father”
- Transliteration
- le-a-VIV
- Extended
- leh-aa-VEEV
- IPA
- /ləʔaːˈviːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- to his father
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-a-VIV
- clause
ha-VOT le-a-VIV BEN ke-SIL
- sentence
ha-VOT le-a-VIV BEN ke-SIL ve-DE-lef to-RED mid-ye-NE i-SHA
Exegesis
The first clause uses havot {הַוֺּת | ḥăvvôt} ‘calamities’ with the indirect object le’aviv {לְאָבִיו | lə-ʾă-vîw} ‘to his father’, followed by the predicate ben kesil {בֵּן כְּסִיל | bēn kə-sîl} ‘son of a fool’ in an equational construction.
In context — Proverbs 19:13
A foolish son is a disaster to his father, and the disputes of a wife are a continual dripping.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 19:13:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 19:13, so the Hebrew word לְ֭אָבִיו (leaviv) 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.19.13.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.19.13.W2.S1) and character.