Proverbs 22:11:2Prov.22.11.W2TAB
טהור־טְהָר־לֵ֑ב
tahorteharlev
“purity of heart”
- Transliteration
- ta-HOR-te-HAR-LEV
- Extended
- tah-HOHR-teh-HAAR-LEEV
- IPA
- /taːhoːr.təhaːr.ˈleːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- purity of heart
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ta-HOR-te-HAR-LEV
- clause
o-HEV ta-HOR-te-HAR-LEV
- sentence
o-HEV ta-HOR-te-HAR-LEV KHEN se-fa-TAV re-E-hu ME-lekh
Exegesis
The construct chain ṭehar-lev {טְהַר־לֵב | ṭə-har-lêḇ} ‘purity of heart’ serves as the object of love.
Root and etymology
ל־ב
“heart; inner self”
In context — Proverbs 22:11
Whoever loves purity of heart and whose lips are gracious , the king will be his friend.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 22:11:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 22:11, so the Hebrew word טהור־טְהָר־לֵ֑ב (tahorteharlev) 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.22.11.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.22.11.W2.S1) and character.