Proverbs 19:3:3Prov.19.3.W3TAB
תְּסַלֵּ֣ף
tesallef
“overturns or perverts”
- Transliteration
- te-sal-LEF
- Extended
- teh-sahl-LEHF
- IPA
- /tə.salˈlɛf/
Meaning by language
- English
- overturns or perverts
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
te-sal-LEF
- clause
i-VE-let a-DAM te-sal-LEF dar-KO
- sentence
i-VE-let a-DAM te-sal-LEF dar-KO ve-AL-ye-ho-VAH yiz-AF li-BO
Exegesis
It opens with ivvelet {אִוֶּ֣לֶת | ʾivveleṯ} ‘folly’ as the subject of the Piel imperfect verb tesallep {תְּסַלֵּף | təsallēp} ‘perverts’, with darko {דַּרְכּוֹ | ḏaṟkô} ‘his way’ as object.
In context — Proverbs 19:3
The folly of a man perverts his way, and his heart rages against the LORD .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 19:3:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 19:3, so the Hebrew word תְּסַלֵּ֣ף (tesallef) 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.19.3.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.19.3.W3.S1) and character.