Proverbs 20:19:4Prov.20.19.W4TAB
וּלְפֹתֶ֥ה
ulepote
“and with a simple person”
- Transliteration
- u-le-po-TE
- Extended
- oo-leh-POH-TEH
- IPA
- /u.lə.poːˈtɛ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and with a simple person
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
u-le-po-TE
- phraseyour reading level
u-le-po-TE se-fa-TAV
- clause
u-le-po-TE se-fa-TAV LO tit-e-A-RAV
- sentence
go-le-SOD ho-LEKH ra-KHIL u-le-po-TE se-fa-TAV LO tit-e-A-RAV
Exegesis
The conjunction vav with the Piel participle ulefoteh {וּלְפֹתֶ֥ה | ū-lə-pō-tēh} and its construct sefatav {שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו | sə-phā-tāw} parallels the first warning with speech of the naïve.
In context — Proverbs 20:19
A gossip who goes about reveals a secret; do not associate with one who is simple with his lips.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 20:19:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 20:19, so the Hebrew word וּלְפֹתֶ֥ה (ulepote) 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.20.19.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.20.19.W4.S1) and character.