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

Result
לַל + לֵּ + צִ֣ים
lal + le + tsim
lalletsim

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Lamedl as in law
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Tsadets as in cats
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    lal-LE-tsim

  2. clause

    na-KHO-nu lal-LE-tsim she-fa-TIM

  3. 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 contextProverbs 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.