Proverbs 5:17:4Prov.5.17.W4TAB
לְזָרִ֣ים
lezarim
“to strangers”
- Transliteration
- le-za-RIM
- Extended
- leh-za-REEM
- IPA
- /ləzaˈriːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to strangers
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
le-za-RIM
- phraseyour reading level
le-za-RIM i-TAKH
- clause
ve-EN le-za-RIM i-TAKH
- sentence
yih-YU-le-KHA le-vad-DE-kha ve-EN le-za-RIM i-TAKH
Exegesis
The phrases lezarim {לְזָרִים | ləzārîm} ‘to strangers’ and ittakh {אִתָּךְ | ʾittāḵ} ‘with you’ demarcate the boundary of exclusion. This chiastic positive–negative structure underscores the exclusivity of possession in an intimate covenant context.
Root and etymology
Rootzayin–resh
“to be foreign, strange”
In context — Proverbs 5:17
Let them be yours alone , and not for strangers with you.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 5:17:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 5:17, so the Hebrew word לְזָרִ֣ים (lezarim) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.5.17.W4.S1) and character.