Proverbs 20:17:2Prov.20.17.W2TAB
לָ֭אִישׁ
laish
“to a man”
- Transliteration
- la-ISH
- Extended
- laa-EESH
- IPA
- /laːˈʔiːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- to a man
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
la-ISH
- clause
a-REV la-ISH LE-khem SHA-ker
- sentence
a-REV la-ISH LE-khem SHA-ker ve-a-KHAR yim-ma-LE-PI-hu kha-TSATS
Exegesis
The experiencer is introduced by the prepositional phrase lā-ʾîš {לָאִישׁ | lā-ʾîš} ‘to a man.’
In context — Proverbs 20:17
Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 20:17:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 20:17, so the Hebrew word לָ֭אִישׁ (laish) 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.20.17.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.20.17.W2.S1) and character.