Proverbs 19:23:3Prov.19.23.W3TAB
לְחַיִּ֑ים
lekhayim
“to life”
- Transliteration
- le-kha-YIM
- Extended
- leh-khah-YEEM
- IPA
- /ləħajˈjiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to life
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-kha-YIM
- clause
yir-AT ye-ho-VAH le-kha-YIM
- sentence
yir-AT ye-ho-VAH le-kha-YIM ve-sa-VE-a ya-LIN bal-yip-PA-ked RA
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase le-chayim {לְחַיִּים | lə-ḥayyim} ‘to life’ expresses result.
Root and etymology
ḥ-y-ychet–yod–yod
“to live, revive”
In context — Proverbs 19:23
The fear of the LORD leads to life, and one who is satisfied will lodge ; he will not be visited by evil.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 19:23:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 19:23, so the Hebrew word לְחַיִּ֑ים (lekhayim) 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.19.23.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.19.23.W3.S1) and character.