Proverbs 5:13:4Prov.5.13.W4TAB
וְ֝לִֽמְלַמְּדַ֗י
velimlamedai
“and to my instructors”
- Transliteration
- ve-lim-la-me-DAI
- Extended
- veh-lihm-lahm-mah-DAI
- IPA
- /vəli.mla.mːəˈdaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- and to my instructors
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-lim-la-me-DAI
- clause
ve-lim-la-me-DAI lo-hi-TI-te OZ-ne
- sentence
ve-LO-sha-MA-te be-KOL mo-RAI ve-lim-la-me-DAI lo-hi-TI-te OZ-ne
Exegesis
A second clause mirrors this structure with wə-lo limlamdai {וְלֹא לִמְלַמְּדַי | wə-lōʾ lim-məl-mə-dāy} ‘and not to my instructors’, preceding the Hifil perfect hittîtî {הִטִּיתִי | hit-tî-tî} ‘I inclined’.
Root and etymology
Rootlamed–mem–dalet
“to learn; to teach”
In context — Proverbs 5:13
And I did not listen to the voice of my teachers , nor did I incline my ear to my instructors .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 5:13:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 5:13, so the Hebrew word וְ֝לִֽמְלַמְּדַ֗י (velimlamedai) 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.5.13.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.5.13.W4.S1) and character.