Proverbs 23:22:4Prov.23.22.W4TAB
יְלָדֶ֑ךָ
yeladekha
“has begotten you”
- Transliteration
- ye-la-DE-kha
- Extended
- yeh-laa-DEH-khaa
- IPA
- /jəlaːˈðɛxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- has begotten you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-la-DE-kha
- clause
she-MA le-a-VI-kha ZE ye-la-DE-kha
- sentence
she-MA le-a-VI-kha ZE ye-la-DE-kha ve-al-ta-VUZ KI-zak-NA im-ME-kha
Exegesis
The demonstrative zeh {זֶ֣ה | zeh} ‘this’ foregrounds the father in his paternal role, echoed by the appositional yeladekha {יְלָדֶ֑ךָ | yə-lā-ḏe-kā} ‘who begot you.’
In context — Proverbs 23:22
Listen to your father , the one who begot you, and do not despise your mother when she is old.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 23:22:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 23:22, so the Hebrew word יְלָדֶ֑ךָ (yeladekha) 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.23.22.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.23.22.W4.S1) and character.