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
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tsade Sofit | final form of Tsade — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
LETS
- clause
ga-RESH LETS ve-ye-TSE ma-DON
- 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 context — Proverbs 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.