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

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Result
לְ + בֵ֣ית
le + veit
leveit

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Tavt as in top

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Word in context

  1. word

    le-VEIT

  2. clause

    ma-se-KIL tsa-DIK le-VEIT ra-SHA

  3. 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 contextProverbs 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.