Proverbs 19:29:2Prov.19.29.W2TAB
לַלֵּצִ֣ים
lalletsim
“for scoffers”
- Transliteration
- lal-LE-tsim
- Extended
- lahl-LEE-tseem
- IPA
- /lalˈleːtsiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- for scoffers
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| 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
lal-LE-tsim
- clause
na-KHO-nu lal-LE-tsim she-fa-TIM
- sentence
na-KHO-nu lal-LE-tsim she-fa-TIM u-ma-ha-lu-MOT le-GEV khe-si-LIM
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase laletsim {לַלֵּצִ֣ים | la-le-țîm} ‘for scorners’ marks the recipients of the judgments.
Root and etymology
Rootlamed–tsade
“to mock, scorn”
In context — Proverbs 19:29
Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 19:29:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 19:29, so the Hebrew word לַלֵּצִ֣ים (lalletsim) 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.19.29.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.19.29.W2.S1) and character.