Proverbs 8:14:1Prov.8.14.W1TAB
לִֽי־עֵ֭צָה
lietsa
“to me are counsel”
- Transliteration
- li-E-TSA
- Extended
- lih-EE-TSAH
- IPA
- /liː.ˈʕeː.tsaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to me are counsel
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
li-E-TSA
- clause
li-E-TSA ve-tu-shi-YA
- sentence
li-E-TSA ve-tu-shi-YA a-NI vi-NA LI ge-vu-RA
Exegesis
The verse opens with the possessive phrase li-etsah {לִֽי־עֵ֭צָה | lī-ʿēṣāh} ‘for me is counsel,’ where the lamed prefix marks ownership of the noun.
Root and etymology
ʿ-ṣ-hʿayin–ṣade–he
“to advise, plan”
In context — Proverbs 8:14
Counsel and sound wisdom are mine; I possess understanding; strength is mine.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 8:14:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 8:14, so the Hebrew word לִֽי־עֵ֭צָה (lietsa) 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.8.14.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.8.14.W1.S1) and character.