Proverbs 6:12:2Prov.6.12.W2TAB
בְּ֭לִיַּעַל
beliyaal
“worthless, vile”
- Transliteration
- be-li-YA-al
- Extended
- beh-lih-YAA-ahl
- IPA
- /bə.lij.jaˈʕal/
Meaning by language
- English
- worthless, vile
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-li-YA-al
- clause
A-dam be-li-YA-al ISH A-ven
- sentence
A-dam be-li-YA-al ISH A-ven ho-LEKH i-ke-SHUT PE
Exegesis
The construct beli-yaal {בְּלִיַּעַל | bə-lî-ya-ʿal} ‘worthlessness’ specifies the character type.
Root and etymology
ב־ל־ע
“worthlessness”
In context — Proverbs 6:12
A man of worthlessness , a man of wickedness, walks with a crooked mouth .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 6:12:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 6:12, so the Hebrew word בְּ֭לִיַּעַל (beliyaal) 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.6.12.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.6.12.W2.S1) and character.