Proverbs 23:3:2Prov.23.3.W2TAB
לְמַטְעַמּוֹתָ֑יו
lemateamotav
“for his delicacies”
- Transliteration
- le-ma-te-A-MO-TAV
- Extended
- leh-MAH-teh-AH-MOH-TAAV
- IPA
- /lə.mat.ʕamːoː.ˈtaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- for his delicacies
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-ma-te-A-MO-TAV
- clause
al-TI-te-av le-ma-te-A-MO-TAV
- sentence
al-TI-te-av le-ma-te-A-MO-TAV ve-HU LE-khem ke-za-VIM
Exegesis
The prepositional construct phrase lematammotav {לְמַטְעַמּוֹתָיו | lə-ma-ṭa-ʿam-mō-ṯāw} “for his delicacies” functions as the object of that longing.
Root and etymology
t-ʿ-mtet–ayin–mem
“to taste, have flavor”
In context — Proverbs 23:3
Do not desire his delicacies , for it is bread of lies .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 23:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 23:3, so the Hebrew word לְמַטְעַמּוֹתָ֑יו (lemateamotav) 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.23.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.23.3.W2.S1) and character.