Proverbs 21:11:1Prov.21.11.W1TAB
בַּעְנָשׁ־לֵ֭ץ
baenashlets
“by the punishment of a scoffer”
- Transliteration
- ba-E-NAsh-LETS
- Extended
- bah-eh-NAAsh-LETS
- IPA
- /baʕˈnaːʃ.ˈleːts/
Meaning by language
- English
- by the punishment of a scoffer
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tsade Sofit | final form of Tsade — at word end |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
ba-E-NAsh-LETS
- clause
ba-E-NAsh-LETS ye-KHE-KAM-PE-ti
- sentence
ba-E-NAsh-LETS ye-KHE-KAM-PE-ti u-ve-ha-SE-KEEL le-KHA-KHAM yik-KAKH-DA-at
Exegesis
The proverb features two parallel protases introduced by banash-lets {בַּעְנָשׁ־לֵץ | baʿ-nāš-lēṣ} ‘when the scoffer is punished’ and uvahaskil {וּבְהַשְׂכִּ֥יל | ū-ve-haš-kîl} ‘when instruction is granted’ with lehakam {לְ֝חָכָ֗ם | le-ḥā-ḵām} ‘to a wise one’.
Root and etymology
l-ṣlamed–tsade
“to mock or scorn”
In context — Proverbs 21:11
When the scoffer is punished, the simple becomes wise; when instruction is given to the wise, he receives knowledge .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 21:11:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 21:11, so the Hebrew word בַּעְנָשׁ־לֵ֭ץ (baenashlets) 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.21.11.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.21.11.W1.S1) and character.