Proverbs 20:3:2Prov.20.3.W2TAB
לָ֭אִישׁ
laish
“for a man”
- Transliteration
- LA-ish
- Extended
- LAA-eesh
- IPA
- /ˈlaː.ʔiːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- for 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
ka-VOD LA-ish SHE-vet me-RIV
- sentence
ka-VOD LA-ish SHE-vet me-RIV ve-KAL-e-VIL yi-te-gal-LA
Exegesis
The construct chain kavod {כָּבוֹד | kā-vōḏ} 'honor' + laʾīsh {לָאִישׁ | lā-ʾīš} 'for a man' links social standing to behavior.
In context — Proverbs 20:3
It is an honor for a man to cease from strife , but every fool will break out .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 20:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 20:3, 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.20.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.20.3.W2.S1) and character.