Proverbs 3:34:2Prov.3.34.W2TAB

הֽוּא־יָלִ֑יץ

huyalits

he will scoff

Transliteration
HU-ya-LITS
Extended
HOO-yah-LIHTS
IPA
/huː.jaˈliːts/

Meaning by language

English
he will scoff

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
הֽוּא + יָ + לִ֑יץ
hu + ya + lits
huyalits

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Qametslong 'ah'
Lamedl as in law
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Tsade Sofitfinal form of Tsade — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    HU-ya-LITS

  2. clause

    im-la-le-TSIM HU-ya-LITS

  3. sentence

    im-la-le-TSIM HU-ya-LITS ve-la-ni-YIM ve-la-na-VIM yit-TEN-KHEN

Exegesis

The prepositional phrase la-latsim {לַלֵּצִים | la-lê-ṣîm} ‘to the mockers’ precedes the pronoun hu {הֽוּא־ | hūʾ} and the verb ya-lits {יָלִץ | yā-lîṣ} ‘mocks’, forming the protasis.

In contextProverbs 3:34

Indeed, He derides the scorners , but He bestows favor upon the humble.

About this coordinate

Proverbs 3:34:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 3:34, so the Hebrew word הֽוּא־יָלִ֑יץ (huyalits) 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.3.34.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.3.34.W2.S1) and character.