Proverbs 22:27:2Prov.22.27.W2TAB
לְשַׁלֵּ֑ם
leshallem
“to pay”
- Transliteration
- le-shal-LEM
- Extended
- leh-shah-LEEM
- IPA
- /ləʃalˈleːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to pay
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-shal-LEM
- clause
im-EIN-le-KHA le-shal-LEM
- sentence
im-EIN-le-KHA le-shal-LEM lam-MAH yik-KAKH mi-she-ka-ve-KHA mi-tach-TE-kha
Exegesis
The infinitive le-šallêm {לְשַׁלֵּם | lə-šallêm} ‘to pay’ specifies debt settlement.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–lamed–mem
“to complete, make whole, repay”
In context — Proverbs 22:27
If you have nothing with which to pay , why should he seize your bed from beneath you?
About this coordinate
Proverbs 22:27:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 22:27, so the Hebrew word לְשַׁלֵּ֑ם (leshallem) 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.22.27.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.22.27.W2.S1) and character.