Proverbs 2:3:5Prov.2.3.W5TAB
לַ֝תְּבוּנָ֗ה
lattevuna
“for discernment”
- Transliteration
- lat-te-vu-NA
- Extended
- laht-teh-voo-NAA
- IPA
- /lat.təvuˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for discernment
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
lat-te-vu-NA
- clause
lat-te-vu-NA tit-TEN KO-le-kha
- sentence
KI IM la-vi-NA tik-RA lat-te-vu-NA tit-TEN KO-le-kha
Exegesis
The paired purpose clauses la-binah {לַבִּינָה | la-bî-nāh} ‘for understanding’ and la-tevunah {לַתְּבוּנָה | la-tə-vū-nāh} ‘for discernment’ use the preposition לְ to mark intent.
Root and etymology
b-y-nb-y-n
“discernment, intelligence”
In context — Proverbs 2:3
For if you call for understanding and lift up your voice for discernment ,
About this coordinate
Proverbs 2:3:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 2:3, so the Hebrew word לַ֝תְּבוּנָ֗ה (lattevuna) 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.2.3.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.2.3.W5.S1) and character.