Proverbs 19:20:5Prov.19.20.W5TAB
לְ֝מַ֗עַן
lemaan
“in order that or so that”
- Transliteration
- le-MA-an
- Extended
- leh-MAH-ahn
- IPA
- /ləˈma.ʕan/
Meaning by language
- English
- in order that or so that
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Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
le-MA-an
- clause
le-MA-an te-khe-KAM be-a-kha-ri-TE-kha
- sentence
she-MA E-TSA ve-kab-BEL mu-SAR le-MA-an te-khe-KAM be-a-kha-ri-TE-kha
Exegesis
The purpose marker lema‘an {לְמַעַן | lə-maʿăn} ‘in order that’ introduces the result clause teḥkām {תֶּחְכַּם | tə-ḥ-kām} ‘you may become wise’, a Qal imperfect indicating a prospective outcome.
In context — Proverbs 19:20
Hear counsel and receive discipline , so that you may become wise in your final outcome.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 19:20:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 19:20, so the Hebrew word לְ֝מַ֗עַן (lemaan) 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.19.20.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.19.20.W5.S1) and character.