Proverbs 19:17:6Prov.19.17.W6TAB
יְשַׁלֶּם־לֽוֹ׃
yeshallemlo
“he will pay to him”
- Transliteration
- ye-shal-LEM-lo
- Extended
- yeh-shahl-LEHM-loh
- IPA
- /jəʃalˈlɛm.loː/
Meaning by language
- English
- he will pay to him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
ye-shal-LEM-lo
- clause
u-ge-mu-LO ye-shal-LEM-lo
- sentence
mal-VE ye-ho-VAH kho-NEN DAL u-ge-mu-LO ye-shal-LEM-lo
Exegesis
The conjunction ūgəmūlô {וּגְמֻל֗וֹ | ūgəmūlô} ‘and his recompense’ transitions to the second clause, where the imperfect yĕšallem {יְשַׁלֶּם | yĕšallem} ‘he will repay’ plus the suffix lo {לוֹ | lōw} ‘to him’ promise divine retribution. This chiastic parallelism underscores that generosity toward the needy is treated as a loan to the LORD, who assures its return.
In context — Proverbs 19:17
One who is gracious to the poor lends to the LORD , and He will repay him with recompense .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 19:17:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 19:17, so the Hebrew word יְשַׁלֶּם־לֽוֹ׃ (yeshallemlo) 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.19.17.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.19.17.W6.S1) and character.