Proverbs 23:4:2Prov.23.4.W2TAB
לְֽהַעֲשִׁ֑יר
lehaashir
“to become rich”
- Transliteration
- le-ha-a-SHIR
- Extended
- leh-hah-ah-SHEER
- IPA
- /lə.ha.ʕă.ˈʃiːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- to become rich
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-ha-a-SHIR
- clause
AL-ti-GA le-ha-a-SHIR
- sentence
AL-ti-GA le-ha-a-SHIR mi-BI-na-te-KHA kha-DAL
Exegesis
The Hiphil infinitive construct leha'ashir {לְהַעֲשִׁיר | ləhaʿăšîr} expresses purpose.
Root and etymology
ʿ-sh-r
“to be rich, wealthy”
In context — Proverbs 23:4
Do not labor to become rich; from your own understanding desist.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 23:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 23:4, so the Hebrew word לְֽהַעֲשִׁ֑יר (lehaashir) 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.23.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.23.4.W2.S1) and character.