Proverbs 19:28:2Prov.19.28.W2TAB
בְּ֭לִיַּעַל
beliyaal
“worthless or wickedness”
- Transliteration
- be-li-YA-al
- Extended
- beh-lih-YA-ahl
- IPA
- /bə.lijˈja.ʕal/
Meaning by language
- English
- worthless or wickedness
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-li-YA-al
- clause
ED be-li-YA-al ya-LITS mish-PAT
- sentence
ED be-li-YA-al ya-LITS mish-PAT u-FI re-sha-IM ye-val-LA-a-O-ven
Exegesis
The first clause begins with the noun phrase ed {עֵד | ʿêd} ‘witness’ and the construct modifier beliya'al {בְּלִיַּעַל | bə-li-ya-ʿal} ‘worthlessness,’ forming a nominal subject that is followed by the verb yalitz {יָלִץ | yā-lîṣ} ‘mocks’ governing the direct object mishpat {מִשְׁפָּט | miš-pāṭ} ‘justice.’
Root and etymology
Rootb-l-y-ʿ-l
“worthlessness”
In context — Proverbs 19:28
A worthless witness mocks justice, and the mouth of the wicked swallows iniquity .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 19:28:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 19:28, so the Hebrew word בְּ֭לִיַּעַל (beliyaal) 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.19.28.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.19.28.W2.S1) and character.