Proverbs 8:3:1Prov.8.3.W1TAB
לְיַד־שְׁעָרִ֥ים
leyadshearim
“beside gates”
- Transliteration
- le-YAD-she-a-RIM
- Extended
- leh-YAHD-sheh-ah-REEM
- IPA
- /ləˈjad.ʃəʕaːˈriːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- beside gates
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
le-YAD-she-a-RIM
- clause
le-YAD-she-a-RIM le-FI-ka-RET
- sentence
le-YAD-she-a-RIM le-FI-ka-RET me-VO pe-ta-KHIM ta-RON-na
Exegesis
The verse presents a succession of spatial phrases beginning with le-yad {לְיַד־ | lə-yad} ‘by’ and le-fi {לְפִי־ | lə-pî} ‘at the mouth of’ linked to she'arim {שְׁעָרִים | šə-‘ā-rîm} ‘gates’ and karet {קָרֶת | qā-ret} ‘city’, establishing communal boundaries.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–ayin–resh
“gate, opening”
In context — Proverbs 8:3
By the gates, at the entrance of the city and at the doorways, she raises her voice .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 8:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 8:3, so the Hebrew word לְיַד־שְׁעָרִ֥ים (leyadshearim) 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.8.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.8.3.W1.S1) and character.