Proverbs 22:16:6Prov.22.16.W6TAB
לְ֝עָשִׁ֗יר
leashir
“to a rich person”
- Transliteration
- le-a-SHIR
- Extended
- leh-aa-SHEER
- IPA
- /lə.ʕaː.ˈʃiːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- to a rich person
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-a-SHIR
- phraseyour reading level
no-TEN le-a-SHIR
- clause
no-TEN le-a-SHIR AKH-le-makh-SOR
- sentence
o-SHEQ DAL le-har-BOT LO no-TEN le-a-SHIR AKH-le-makh-SOR
Root and etymology
ʿ-sh-rʿayin–shin–resh
“to be rich”
In context — Proverbs 22:16
One who oppresses the poor to enrich himself and one who gives to the rich will surely come to poverty .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 22:16:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 22:16, so the Hebrew word לְ֝עָשִׁ֗יר (leashir) 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.22.16.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.22.16.W6.S1) and character.