Proverbs 5:2:5Prov.5.2.W5TAB
יִנְצֹֽרוּ׃
yintsoru
“they will guard or they will keep”
- Transliteration
- yin-tso-RU
- Extended
- yihn-tsoh-ROO
- IPA
- /jin.tsoˈruː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they will guard or they will keep
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Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
yin-tso-RU
- phraseyour reading level
se-fa-TE-kha yin-tso-RU
- clause
ve-DA-at se-fa-TE-kha yin-tso-RU
- sentence
lish-MOR me-zim-MOT ve-DA-at se-fa-TE-kha yin-tso-RU
Exegesis
The nominal construct sefatékha {שְׂפָתֶ֥יךָ | sə-fā-ṯê-ḵā} ‘your lips,’ with its second person suffix, serves as the subject of the jussive verb yintzoru {יִנְצֹרוּ | yin-ṣō-rū} ‘they may guard.’ In translating, we render the Hebrew verb-object-subject order into a more natural English structure while retaining the volitive nuance. The juxtaposition of inner planning and outward speech highlights the moral coherence between intention and expression.
In context — Proverbs 5:2
So that you may keep discretion , and your lips guard knowledge.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 5:2:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 5:2, so the Hebrew word יִנְצֹֽרוּ׃ (yintsoru) 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.5.2.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.5.2.W5.S1) and character.