Proverbs 28:21:3Prov.28.21.W3TAB
וְעַל־פַּת־לֶ֝֗חֶם
vealpatlekhem
“and upon a piece of bread”
- Transliteration
- ve-AL-pat-LE-khem
- Extended
- veh-AHL-paht-LEH-khehm
- IPA
- /wəʕal.patˈlɛħɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and upon a piece of bread
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-AL-pat-LE-khem
- clause
ve-AL-pat-LE-khem yif-SHA-ga-VER
- sentence
ha-KER-pa-NIM LO-tov ve-AL-pat-LE-khem yif-SHA-ga-VER
Exegesis
The coordinating conjunction veʿal {וְעַל | wə-ʿal} introduces the second clause “and for a piece of bread,” where the noun phrase pat lechem {פַּת־לֶחֶם | paṯ leḥem} denotes minimal temptation.
Root and etymology
Rootpe–tav–tav
“to break, crumble”
In context — Proverbs 28:21
To show partiality is not good, and for a piece of bread a man will transgress.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 28:21:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 28:21, so the Hebrew word וְעַל־פַּת־לֶ֝֗חֶם (vealpatlekhem) 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.28.21.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.28.21.W3.S1) and character.