Proverbs 22:13:3Prov.22.13.W3TAB
אֲרִ֣י
ari
“a lion”
- Transliteration
- a-RI
- Extended
- ah-REE
- IPA
- /ʔă.ˈriː/
Meaning by language
- English
- a lion
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-RI
- clause
a-MAR a-TSEL a-RI va-KHUTS
- sentence
a-MAR a-TSEL a-RI va-KHUTS be-TOkh re-KHO-VOT e-ra-tse-AKH
Exegesis
The object ari {אֲרִי | ʾări} ‘lion’ presents the imagined threat.
Root and etymology
Rootʾ r y
“lion”
In context — Proverbs 22:13
The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside; I will be slain in the open squares .”
About this coordinate
Proverbs 22:13:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 22:13, so the Hebrew word אֲרִ֣י (ari) 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.22.13.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.22.13.W3.S1) and character.