Proverbs 3:8:5Prov.3.8.W5TAB
לְעַצְמוֹתֶֽיךָ׃
leatsmotekha
“to your bones”
- Transliteration
- le-ats-mo-TE-kha
- Extended
- leh-ahts-moh-TEH-khaa
- IPA
- /ləʕats.moːˈtɛ.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to your bones
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-ats-mo-TE-kha
- clause
ve-shik-KU-i le-ats-mo-TE-kha
- sentence
ri-fe-UT te-HI le-shar-RE-kha ve-shik-KU-i le-ats-mo-TE-kha
Exegesis
The phrase lesharekha {לְשָׁרֶךָ | lə-šār-rê-kā} ‘to your navel’ and the phrase leatsmotekha {לְעַצְמוֹתֶיךָ | lə-ʿaṣ-mō-ṯê-kā} ‘to your bones’, linked by weshikquy {וְשִׁקּוּי | wə-šîq-qûy} ‘and moisture’, form balanced parallelism that emphasizes holistic bodily renewal from core to framework.
In context — Proverbs 3:8
It will be healing to your navel and refreshment to your bones .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 3:8:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 3:8, so the Hebrew word לְעַצְמוֹתֶֽיךָ׃ (leatsmotekha) 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.3.8.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.3.8.W5.S1) and character.