Proverbs 20:25:3Prov.20.25.W3TAB
יָ֣לַע
yala
“rashly says”
- Transliteration
- YA-la
- Extended
- YAA-lah
- IPA
- /ˈjaː.laʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- rashly says
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
YA-la
- clause
mo-KESH a-DAM YA-la KO-desh
- sentence
mo-KESH a-DAM YA-la KO-desh ve-a-KHAR ne-da-RIM le-va-KER
Exegesis
The Qal imperfect yala {יָלַע | yā-laʿ} ‘he swallows’ functions idiomatically for rash speech and takes kodesh {קֹדֶשׁ | qō-ḏěš} ‘holy thing’ as its object, producing the sense “to say rashly ‘It is holy.’”
In context — Proverbs 20:25
It is a snare for a man to say rashly, “It is holy” , and only afterward to inquire into vows.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 20:25:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 20:25, so the Hebrew word יָ֣לַע (yala) 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.20.25.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.20.25.W3.S1) and character.