Proverbs 4:8:1Prov.4.8.W1TAB
סַלְסְלֶ֥הָ
salseleha
“lift her up”
- Transliteration
- sal-se-LE-ha
- Extended
- sahl-seh-LEH-haa
- IPA
- /sal.səˈlɛhɑː/
Meaning by language
- English
- lift her up
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sal-se-LE-ha
- clause
sal-se-LE-ha u-te-rom-me-KHA
- sentence
sal-se-LE-ha u-te-rom-me-KHA te-khab-BED-kha KI te-khab-KE-na
Exegesis
The verse opens with the imperative Piel verb salesleha {סַלְסְלֶ֥הָ | sal-sə-le-hā} ‘cherish her’, introducing a directive for valuing wisdom.
Root and etymology
s-l-s-lSamekh–Lamed–Samekh–Lamed
“to cherish, value”
In context — Proverbs 4:8
Cherish her, and she will exalt you; she will honor you when you embrace her .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 4:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 4:8, so the Hebrew word סַלְסְלֶ֥הָ (salseleha) 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.4.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.4.8.W1.S1) and character.