Proverbs 23:12:5Prov.23.12.W5TAB

לְאִמְרֵי־דָֽעַת׃

leimeredaat

to words of knowledge

Transliteration
le-i-me-re-DA-at
Extended
leh-ih-meh-ree-DAA-aht
IPA
/lə.ʔim.reːˈdaː.ʕat/

Meaning by language

English
to words of knowledge

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
לְ + אִ + מְ + רֵי + דָֽ + עַת׃
le + i + me + re + da + at
leimeredaat

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Memm as in mother
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Daletd as in door
Qametslong 'ah'
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Tavt as in top

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Word in context

  1. word

    le-i-me-re-DA-at

  2. clause

    ve-a-ze-NE-kha le-i-me-re-DA-at

  3. sentence

    ha-VI-a la-mu-SAR li-BE-kha ve-a-ze-NE-kha le-i-me-re-DA-at

Exegesis

This is paralleled by the coordinated element wə·’oz·nĕ·ḵā lə·’im·rê·-dā·ʿat {וְאָזְנֶךָ לְאִמְרֵי־דָֽעַת | wə·’oz·nĕ·ḵā lə·’im·rê·dā·ʿat} ‘and your ears to the sayings of knowledge’, where the verb is implied and the hiphil imperative is understood.

Root and etymology

y-d-ʿyod–dalet–ayin

knowledge, perception

In contextProverbs 23:12

Bring your heart to instruction , and your ears to the sayings of knowledge .

About this coordinate

Proverbs 23:12:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 23:12, so the Hebrew word לְאִמְרֵי־דָֽעַת׃ (leimeredaat) 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.23.12.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.23.12.W5.S1) and character.