Proverbs 20:13:6Prov.20.13.W6TAB
שְֽׂבַֽע־לָֽחֶם׃
sevalakhem
“be satisfied with bread”
- Transliteration
- se-va-LA-khem
- Extended
- seh-vah-LAA-khehm
- IPA
- /sə.vaʕ.ˈlaːħɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- be satisfied with bread
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
se-va-LA-khem
- phraseyour reading level
e-NE-kha se-va-LA-khem
- clause
pe-KAKH e-NE-kha se-va-LA-khem
- sentence
al-te-e-HAV she-NA pen-ti-va-RESH pe-KAKH e-NE-kha se-va-LA-khem
Exegesis
The imperfect seva {שְׂבַע | səḇaʿ} ‘you will be satisfied’ then introduces the positive result clause, with the prepositional phrase lachem {לָֽחֶם | lāḥem} ‘with bread’ specifying the provision. The sequence warning–command–promise creates a balanced structure linking idleness with poverty and vigilance with sustenance.
Root and etymology
l-ḥ-mlamed–ḥet–mem
“bread, sustenance”
In context — Proverbs 20:13
Do not love sleep , or you will become poor; open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with bread .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 20:13:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 20:13, so the Hebrew word שְֽׂבַֽע־לָֽחֶם׃ (sevalakhem) 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.20.13.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.20.13.W6.S1) and character.