Proverbs 9:12:4Prov.9.12.W4TAB
וְ֝לַ֗צְתָּ
velatsta
“and if you have scoffed”
- Transliteration
- ve-LATS-ta
- Extended
- veh-LAHTS-tah
- IPA
- /vəˈlats.tɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and if you have scoffed
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
ve-LATS-ta
- clause
ve-LATS-ta le-VAD-de-kha ti-SA
- sentence
im-kha-KHAM-ta kha-KHAM-ta LAKH ve-LATS-ta le-VAD-de-kha ti-SA
Exegesis
The conjunction vav in velatsta {וְלַצְתָּ | wə-laṣ-ṭā} ‘and if you mock’ introduces the apodosis, preserving the conditional structure.
In context — Proverbs 9:12
If you are wise, you are wise for yourself; but if you mock , you alone will bear .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 9:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 9:12, so the Hebrew word וְ֝לַ֗צְתָּ (velatsta) 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.9.12.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.9.12.W4.S1) and character.