Proverbs 21:6:3Prov.21.6.W3TAB
בִּלְשׁ֣וֹן
bilshon
“by a tongue”
- Transliteration
- bil-SHON
- Extended
- bihl-SOHN
- IPA
- /bilˈʃoːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- by a tongue
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
bil-SHON
- clause
PO-al o-tsa-ROT bil-SHON SHA-ker
- sentence
PO-al o-tsa-ROT bil-SHON SHA-ker HE-vel nid-DAF me-vak-she-MA-vet
Exegesis
The instrument phrase bilshon shaqer {בִּלְשׁ֣וֹן שָׁ֑קֶר | bil-šôn šā-qer} ‘deceitful speech’ identifies false speech as the means of gain.
In context — Proverbs 21:6
Treasures gained by a deceiving tongue are vapor , a snare of death .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 21:6:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 21:6, so the Hebrew word בִּלְשׁ֣וֹן (bilshon) 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.21.6.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.21.6.W3.S1) and character.