Proverbs 23:20:3Prov.23.20.W3TAB
בְּזֹלֲלֵ֖י
bezolalei
“among gluttons”
- Transliteration
- be-ZO-la-LEI
- Extended
- beh-ZOH-lah-LEE
- IPA
- /bə.zoː.lăˈleː/
Meaning by language
- English
- among gluttons
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 | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
be-ZO-la-LEI
- clause
be-ZO-la-LEI va-SAR la-MO
- sentence
al-te-HI ve-SO-ve-E-YA-yin be-ZO-la-LEI va-SAR la-MO
Exegesis
Two parallel locative phrases—be-soveiyayin {בְסֹבְאֵי־יַיִן | bə-sō-ʾê-yā-yîn} 'among drinkers of wine' and be-zolelei {בְּזֹלֲלֵי | bə-zō-lă-lê} 'among gluttons'—both govern basar {בָשָׂר | ba-sar} 'meat' marked collectively by the dative suffix lamo {לָמוֹ | lā-mō} 'to them'. This parallelism underscores the admonition against habitual excess. The formal retains 'among' to reflect Hebrew locative nuance; the dynamic employs 'join' and 'gorge on' to convey relational involvement and intensity.
Root and etymology
z-l-lzayin–lamed–lamed
“to devour voraciously”
In context — Proverbs 23:20
Do not be among drinkers-of-wine or among gluttons-of-meat .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 23:20:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 23:20, so the Hebrew word בְּזֹלֲלֵ֖י (bezolalei) 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.23.20.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.23.20.W3.S1) and character.