Proverbs 22:10:2Prov.22.10.W2TAB

לֵ֭ץ

lets

a scoffer

Transliteration
LETS
Extended
LEETS
IPA
/ˈleːts/

Meaning by language

English
a scoffer

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Tsade Sofitfinal form of Tsade — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    LETS

  2. clause

    ga-RESH LETS ve-ye-TSE ma-DON

  3. sentence

    ga-RESH LETS ve-ye-TSE ma-DON ve-YI-she-BOT DIN ve-ka-LON

Exegesis

The noun leṣ {לֵץ | lēṣ} functions as the direct object ‘scoffer.’

Root and etymology

l-y-ṣLamed–Yod–Tsade

to mock, scorn

In contextProverbs 22:10

Drive out the scoffer , and strife will go out; legal dispute and disgrace will cease.

About this coordinate

Proverbs 22:10:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 22:10, so the Hebrew word לֵ֭ץ (lets) 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.22.10.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.22.10.W2.S1) and character.