Proverbs 20:5:4Prov.20.5.W4TAB
בְלֶב־אִ֑ישׁ
velevish
“in the heart of a man”
- Transliteration
- ve-lev-ISH
- Extended
- veh-lev-IHSH
- IPA
- /və.lɛv.ˈʔiːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the heart of a man
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| 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
ve-lev-ISH
- clause
MA-yim a-mu-KIM e-TSA ve-lev-ISH
- sentence
MA-yim a-mu-KIM e-TSA ve-lev-ISH ve-ISH te-vu-NA yid-de-le-NA
Exegesis
This phrase equates to etzah {עֵצָ֣ה | ʿêṣâ} ‘counsel’ located belev {בְלֶב־ | bə-lev} ‘in-heart’ of ish {אִ֑ישׁ | ʾîš} ‘a man’.
In context — Proverbs 20:5
Deep waters are counsel in a man’s heart, but a man of understanding will draw it out.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 20:5:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 20:5, so the Hebrew word בְלֶב־אִ֑ישׁ (velevish) 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.20.5.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.20.5.W4.S1) and character.