Proverbs 22:25:1Prov.22.25.W1TAB
פֶּן־תֶּאֱלַ֥ף
penteelaf
“lest you learn”
- Transliteration
- pen-te-e-LAF
- Extended
- pehn-teh-eh-LAHF
- IPA
- /pɛn.te.ʔɛˈlaf/
Meaning by language
- English
- lest you learn
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pen-te-e-LAF
- clause
pen-te-e-LAF ar-kho-TO or-kho-TAV
- sentence
pen-te-e-LAF ar-kho-TO or-kho-TAV ve-la-kakh-TA mo-KESH le-naf-SHE-kha
Exegesis
Hebrew employs the cautionary particle pen {פֶּן | pen} to introduce a protasis.
The Qal imperfect verb te’elf {תֶּאֱלַף | təʾĕlāp̄} presents a potential action framed by the construct orchotav {אֹרְחֹתָיו | ʾorḥōtāyw}, expressing moral patterns.
Root and etymology
’-l-paleph–lamed–pe
“to learn, become accustomed”
In context — Proverbs 22:25
Lest you learn his ways and take a snare for your soul.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 22:25:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 22:25, so the Hebrew word פֶּן־תֶּאֱלַ֥ף (penteelaf) 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.22.25.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.22.25.W1.S1) and character.