Proverbs 24:28:4Prov.24.28.W4TAB
וַ֝הֲפִתִּ֗יתָ
vahafititta
“and will you entice or deceive”
- Transliteration
- va-ha-FI-tit-TA
- Extended
- vah-hah-FIH-tiht-TAA
- IPA
- /va.hăfitˈtiːtɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and will you entice or deceive
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ha-FI-tit-TA
- clause
va-ha-FI-tit-TA bis-fa-TE-kha
- sentence
al-te-HI ED-khi-NAM be-re-E-kha va-ha-FI-tit-TA bis-fa-TE-kha
Exegesis
The conjunction va {וַ | wa} links to hapitita {הֲפִתִּיתָ | ha-pi-ṭī-tā}, a hiphil perfect expressing causative deception, followed by bisfateikha {בִּשְׂפָתֶיךָ | bi-sə-pha-ṯê-khā}, which identifies the means ‘with your lips.’ This parallel structure forms a twofold prohibition against false legal testimony and verbal deception.
In context — Proverbs 24:28
Do not serve as a witness against your neighbor without cause, and do not mislead with your lips .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 24:28:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 24:28, so the Hebrew word וַ֝הֲפִתִּ֗יתָ (vahafititta) 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.24.28.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.24.28.W4.S1) and character.