Proverbs 4:26:1Prov.4.26.W1TAB
פַּ֭לֵּ
pales
“make level or weigh”
- Transliteration
- pa-LES
- Extended
- pah-LEHS
- IPA
- /palˈleːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- make level or weigh
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pa-LES
- clause
pa-LES ma-e-GAL rag-le-KHA
- sentence
pa-LES ma-e-GAL rag-le-KHA ve-KHOL-de-ra-KHE-kha yi-KO-nu
Exegesis
The verse begins with the imperative palles {פַּלֵּס | pal-lés} ‘make level’, commanding deliberate smoothing.
Root and etymology
p-l-sp–l–s
“to smooth, make level”
In context — Proverbs 4:26
Make the path of your feet level, and all your ways will be established .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 4:26:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 4:26, so the Hebrew word פַּ֭לֵּ (pales) 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.4.26.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.4.26.W1.S1) and character.