Proverbs 5:17:2Prov.5.17.W2TAB
לְבַדֶּ֑ךָ
levaddekha
“alone”
- Transliteration
- le-vad-DE-kha
- Extended
- leh-vahd-DEH-khaa
- IPA
- /ləvadˈdɛxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- alone
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-vad-DE-kha
- clause
yih-YU-le-KHA le-vad-DE-kha
- sentence
yih-YU-le-KHA le-vad-DE-kha ve-EN le-za-RIM i-TAKH
Exegesis
The attached phrase levadekha {לְבַדֶּךָ | ləḇaddeḵā} ‘apart for yourself’ intensifies the idea of exclusivity.
In context — Proverbs 5:17
Let them be yours alone , and not for strangers with you.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 5:17:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 5:17, so the Hebrew word לְבַדֶּ֑ךָ (levaddekha) 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.5.17.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.5.17.W2.S1) and character.