Proverbs 8:30:2Prov.8.30.W2TAB
אֶצְל֗וֹ
etslo
“beside him”
- Transliteration
- E-tslo
- Extended
- EH-tsloh
- IPA
- /ʔɛtsˈloː/
Meaning by language
- English
- beside him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
E-tslo
- phraseyour reading level
va-e-HE-ye E-tslo
- clause
va-e-HE-ye E-tslo a-MON va-e-HE-ye sha-a-shu-IM YOM YOM
- sentence
va-e-HE-ye E-tslo a-MON va-e-HE-ye sha-a-shu-IM YOM YOM me-sa-KHE-ket le-fa-NAV be-KHAL-ET
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase etzlo {אֶצְל֗וֹ | ’eṣlō} “beside him” highlights intimate proximity between Wisdom and the divine.
In context — Proverbs 8:30
And I was beside Him as a master craftsman ; and I was daily His delight, rejoicing before Him at all times.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 8:30:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 8:30, so the Hebrew word אֶצְל֗וֹ (etslo) 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.8.30.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.8.30.W2.S1) and character.