Proverbs 2:7:3Prov.2.7.W3TAB
לַ֭יְשָׁרִים
layesharim
“for the upright ones”
- Transliteration
- la-ye-sha-RIM
- Extended
- lah-yeh-shah-REEM
- IPA
- /lajʃaˈriːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- for the upright ones
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
la-ye-sha-RIM
- clause
ve-tsa-FAN yits-POHN la-ye-sha-RIM tu-shi-YA
- sentence
ve-tsa-FAN yits-POHN la-ye-sha-RIM tu-shi-YA ma-GEN le-HOL-khe TOM
Exegesis
The verb yitspon {יִצְפֹּן | yiṣpōn} ‘he stores up’ indicates ongoing acquisition, and the beneficiary la-yesharim {לַיְשָׁרִים | lă-yə-šā-rîm} ‘for the upright’ is marked by a prepositional phrase.
Root and etymology
RootYod–Shin–Resh
“to be straight, upright”
In context — Proverbs 2:7
He keeps sound wisdom in store for the upright ; He becomes a shield for those who walk in integrity.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 2:7:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 2:7, so the Hebrew word לַ֭יְשָׁרִים (layesharim) 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.2.7.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.2.7.W3.S1) and character.