Proverbs 22:15:3Prov.22.15.W3TAB
בְלֶב־נָ֑עַר
belevnaar
“in the heart of a youth”
- Transliteration
- be-LEV-NA-ar
- Extended
- beh-LEV-NAA-ahr
- IPA
- /bə.lɛvˈnaː.ʕar/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the heart of a youth
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-LEV-NA-ar
- clause
I-ve-let ke-SHOO-RA be-LEV-NA-ar
- sentence
I-ve-let ke-SHOO-RA be-LEV-NA-ar SHE-vet mu-SAR ya-re-khi-KE-NAH mi-ME-nu
Exegesis
The construct phrase belev-naʿar {בְּלֶב־נָעַר | bə-leḇ-nāʿar} “in the heart of a youth” localizes the folly within the innermost being of the young person.
Root and etymology
n-ʿ-rNun–Ayin–Resh
“youth, young person”
In context — Proverbs 22:15
Folly is bound up in the heart of a youth, but the rod of discipline will drive it far from him.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 22:15:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 22:15, so the Hebrew word בְלֶב־נָ֑עַר (belevnaar) 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.22.15.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.22.15.W3.S1) and character.