Proverbs 9:15:2Prov.9.15.W2TAB
לְעֹֽבְרֵי־דָ֑רֶךְ
leovreidarekh
“to the passers-by of the way”
- Transliteration
- le-ov-REI-DA-rekh
- Extended
- leh-ohv-REE-DAH-rehkh
- IPA
- /ləʕoːvˈreː-daːrɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the passers-by of the way
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-ov-REI-DA-rekh
- clause
lik-RO le-ov-REI-DA-rekh
- sentence
lik-RO le-ov-REI-DA-rekh ha-mye-shRIM or-kho-TAM
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase le-ovrei-darekh {לְעֹבְרֵי־דָרֶךְ | lə-ʿōvrê-dā-reḵ} ‘to those passing by’ functions as the directional object.
Root and etymology
d-r-khdalet–resh–khet
“way, path”
In context — Proverbs 9:15
She calls out to passers-by , to those who make their paths level .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 9:15:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 9:15, so the Hebrew word לְעֹֽבְרֵי־דָ֑רֶךְ (leovreidarekh) 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.9.15.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.9.15.W2.S1) and character.