Proverbs 3:27:4Prov.3.27.W4TAB
לְאֵ֖ל
leel
“to a power or to a god”
- Transliteration
- le-EL
- Extended
- leh-EEL
- IPA
- /ləˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- to a power or to a god
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-EL
- phraseyour reading level
bih-ye-OT le-EL
- clause
bih-ye-OT le-EL YAD-kha la-a-SOT
- sentence
al-tim-NA-toV mi-be-a-LAV bih-ye-OT le-EL YAD-kha la-a-SOT
Exegesis
A temporal condition is expressed by the infinitive construct bihyot {בִּהְי֨וֹת | bi-hi-yôt} ‘when it is’, combined with the idiom l’el yadekha {לְאֵ֖ל יָדֶךָ֣ | lə-ʾél yā-də-ḵā} ‘within the power of your hand’, denoting ability.
In context — Proverbs 3:27
Do not hold back good from its owners when it is within the power of your hand to do it.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 3:27:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 3:27, so the Hebrew word לְאֵ֖ל (leel) 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.3.27.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.3.27.W4.S1) and character.