Proverbs 2:16:1Prov.2.16.W1TAB
לְ֭הַצִּ֣ילְךָ
lehatsilkha
“to deliver you”
- Transliteration
- le-ha-TSIL-kha
- Extended
- leh-hah-TSEEL-khaa
- IPA
- /ləhatˈsiːl.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to deliver you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-ha-TSIL-kha
- clause
le-ha-TSIL-kha me-i-SHA za-RA
- sentence
le-ha-TSIL-kha me-i-SHA za-RA min-NA-khri-YA a-ma-RE-ha he-khe-li-KA
Exegesis
The verse opens with the infinitive construct le-hatzilcha {לְהַצִּ֣ילְךָ | lə-hă-ṣîl-ḵā} ‘to deliver you’, establishing a purpose focus.
In context — Proverbs 2:16
To deliver you from a strange woman, from a foreign woman whose words are smooth.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 2:16:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 2:16, so the Hebrew word לְ֭הַצִּ֣ילְךָ (lehatsilkha) 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.2.16.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.2.16.W1.S1) and character.