Proverbs 21:5:3Prov.21.5.W3TAB
אַךְ־לְמוֹתָ֑ר
akhlemotar
“only to profit”
- Transliteration
- akh-le-mo-TAR
- Extended
- akh-leh-moh-TAAR
- IPA
- /ʔaħ.lə.moːˈtaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- only to profit
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
akh-le-mo-TAR
- clause
mach-she-VOT kha-RUTS akh-le-mo-TAR
- sentence
mach-she-VOT kha-RUTS akh-le-mo-TAR ve-KHOL-ATS akh-le-mach-SOR
Exegesis
The result clause is marked by the particle-preposition phrase akh-le-motar {אַךְ-לְמוֹתָ֑ר | ʾăḵ-lə-mō-tār} ‘surely to abundance’.
Root and etymology
RootYod–Tav–Resh
“to be in excess”
In context — Proverbs 21:5
The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who acts hastily comes only to lack.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 21:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 21:5, so the Hebrew word אַךְ־לְמוֹתָ֑ר (akhlemotar) 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.21.5.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.21.5.W3.S1) and character.