Proverbs 19:6:5Prov.19.6.W5TAB
לְאִ֣ישׁ
leish
“to a man”
- Transliteration
- le-ISH
- Extended
- leh-EESH
- IPA
- /ləˈʔiːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- to a man
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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Word in context
- word
le-ISH
- phraseyour reading level
le-ISH mat-TAN
- clause
ve-KHOL-ha-RE-a le-ISH mat-TAN
- sentence
ra-BIM ye-khal-LU pe-NE-NA-div ve-KHOL-ha-RE-a le-ISH mat-TAN
Exegesis
A vav-conjunction introduces the second clause, where kol-harea {וְכָל־הָרֵעַ | wə-kol hā-rê-ʿaʿ} ‘and every friend’ functions as the subject and the prepositional phrase le-ʼish mattan {לְאִישׁ מַתָּן | lə-ʼîš mat-tān} ‘to a man of gift’ expresses affiliation. The parallel structure underscores the social principle that generosity breeds personal connections, preserved by rendering ‘seek the favor of’ and ‘is a friend to.’
In context — Proverbs 19:6
Many seek the favor of a generous person, and everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 19:6:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 19:6, so the Hebrew word לְאִ֣ישׁ (leish) 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.19.6.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.19.6.W5.S1) and character.