Proverbs 3:1:5Prov.3.1.W5TAB
יִצֹּ֥ר
yitstsor
“let keep or may keep”
- Transliteration
- yits-TSOR
- Extended
- yihts-TSOHR
- IPA
- /jitsˈtsˤoːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- let keep or may keep
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yits-TSOR
- phraseyour reading level
yits-TSOR lib-BE-kha
- clause
u-mits-vo-TAI yits-TSOR lib-BE-kha
- sentence
be-NI to-ra-TI al-tish-ke-KHAKH u-mits-vo-TAI yits-TSOR lib-BE-kha
Exegesis
The coordinating conjunction u {וּ | û} ‘and’ introduces a parallel jussive clause with yitzor {יִצֹּר | yiṣ-ṣôr} ‘let guard’, establishing a balanced double-imperative.
In context — Proverbs 3:1
My son, do not let my teaching slip away; let your heart keep my commandments.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 3:1:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 3:1, so the Hebrew word יִצֹּ֥ר (yitstsor) 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.3.1.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.3.1.W5.S1) and character.