Proverbs 20:11:2Prov.20.11.W2TAB
בְּ֭מַעֲלָלָיו
bemaalalav
“by his deeds”
- Transliteration
- BE-ma-a-la-LAV
- Extended
- BEH-mah-AH-laa-LAAV
- IPA
- /ˈbə.ma.ʕă.laː.laːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- by his deeds
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
BE-ma-a-la-LAV
- clause
GAM BE-ma-a-la-LAV yi-te-na-ker-NA-ar
- sentence
GAM BE-ma-a-la-LAV yi-te-na-ker-NA-ar im-ZAKH ve-im-ya-SHAR pa-o-LO
Exegesis
The fronted prepositional phrase bemaalalav {בְּמַעֲלָלָיו | bə-mă-ʿă-lā-lāv} ‘by his deeds’ stresses observable behavior.
In context — Proverbs 20:11
Also by his deeds a youth is recognized; whether his work is pure and upright .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 20:11:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 20:11, so the Hebrew word בְּ֭מַעֲלָלָיו (bemaalalav) 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.20.11.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.20.11.W2.S1) and character.