Proverbs 26:24:2Prov.26.24.W2TAB
בִּ֭שְׂפָתָיו
bisfatav
“with his lips”
- Transliteration
- bis-fa-TAV
- Extended
- bihs-faa-TAV
- IPA
- /bis.faˈtav/
Meaning by language
- English
- with his lips
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
bis-fa-TAV
- clause
be-sa-fa-TO bis-fa-TAV yin-na-KHER so-NE
- sentence
be-sa-fa-TO bis-fa-TAV yin-na-KHER so-NE u-ve-kir-BO ya-SHIT mir-MA
Exegesis
The verse opens with the prepositional phrase bisfatav {בִּ֭שְׂפָתָיו | bĭš-p̄ā-tāw} ‘with his lips’, indicating the instrumental means.
In context — Proverbs 26:24
A hater disguises himself with his lips, but within him he sets deceit .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 26:24:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 26:24, so the Hebrew word בִּ֭שְׂפָתָיו (bisfatav) 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.26.24.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.26.24.W2.S1) and character.