Proverbs 23:30:3Prov.23.30.W3TAB
לַ֝בָּאִ֗ים
labaim
“for those who go”
- Transliteration
- la-ba-IM
- Extended
- lah-baa-EEM
- IPA
- /la.baːˈʔiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- for those who go
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
la-ba-IM
- clause
la-ba-IM la-khe-KOR mi-me-SAKH
- sentence
la-me-A-kha-RIM al-ha-YA-yin la-ba-IM la-khe-KOR mi-me-SAKH
Exegesis
The first phrase lame’acharim {לַֽמְאַחֲרִים | laməʾaḥārîm} ‘to those who linger’ uses a Piel participle for habitual delay, while the second labba’im {לַבָּאִים | labbāʾîm} ‘to those who go’ uses a Qal participle to denote purposeful movement.
Root and etymology
l-blamed–bet
“heart, mind, inner self”
In context — Proverbs 23:30
To those who linger over wine, to those who go to investigate mixed wine .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 23:30:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 23:30, so the Hebrew word לַ֝בָּאִ֗ים (labaim) 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.23.30.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.23.30.W3.S1) and character.