Proverbs 21:12:3Prov.21.12.W3TAB
לְבֵ֣ית
leveit
“to the house of”
- Transliteration
- le-VEIT
- Extended
- leh-VEET
- IPA
- /ləˈveːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the house of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-VEIT
- clause
ma-se-KIL tsa-DIK le-VEIT ra-SHA
- sentence
ma-se-KIL tsa-DIK le-VEIT ra-SHA me-sa-LEF re-sha-IM la-RA
Exegesis
The construct phrase leveit rasha {לְבֵ֣ית רָשָׁ֑ע | lə-ḇêyt rā·šāʿ} ‘the house of the wicked’ uses the preposition lamed to mark relation and a construct chain for possession.
Root and etymology
לבבl-b-b
“heart, inner being”
In context — Proverbs 21:12
The Righteous One wisely considers the house of the wicked; He overturns the wicked to ruin.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 21:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 21:12, so the Hebrew word לְבֵ֣ית (leveit) 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.21.12.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.21.12.W3.S1) and character.