Proverbs 9:12:5Prov.9.12.W5TAB
לְֽבַדְּךָ֥
levaddekha
“by yourself, alone”
- Transliteration
- le-VAD-de-kha
- Extended
- leh-VAHD-deh-khaa
- IPA
- /ləvad.dəˈxɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- by yourself, alone
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
le-VAD-de-kha
- phraseyour reading level
le-VAD-de-kha ti-SA
- 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 prepositional phrase levadka {לְבַדְּךָ | lə-vaḏ-khā} ‘alone’ highlights the mocker’s isolation, and the imperfect verb tissa {תִשָּׂא | ti-ṣāʾ} ‘you will bear’ projects the result into the future. The chiastic parallelism between wisdom and mockery underscores the contrast between reward and burden.
Root and etymology
l-b-blamed–bet–bet
“heart, inner mind”
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 9:12:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 9:12, so the Hebrew word לְֽבַדְּךָ֥ (levaddekha) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.9.12.W5.S1) and character.