Proverbs 1:16:2Prov.1.16.W2TAB
רַ֭גְלֵיהֶם
raglehem
“their feet”
- Transliteration
- rag-le-HEM
- Extended
- rahg-leh-HEHM
- IPA
- /rag.leːˈheːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- their feet
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
rag-le-HEM
- clause
KI rag-le-HEM la-RA ya-RU-tsu
- sentence
KI rag-le-HEM la-RA ya-RU-tsu vi-ma-ha-RU lish-PAKH-dam
Exegesis
The noun phrase ragleihem {רַגְלֵיהֶם | rag-leh-hem} ‘their feet’ functions as the subject in a coordinated clause with yarutsu {יָר֑וּצוּ | yā-rū-ṣû} ‘they run’ and viymaharu {וִימַהֲרוּ | wî-ya-ma-ha-rû} ‘they hurry’, whose imperfect forms express characteristic action.
Root and etymology
Rootresh–gimel–lamed
“foot, pace”
In context — Proverbs 1:16
For their feet rush to evil, and they hasten to shed blood .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 1:16:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 1:16, so the Hebrew word רַ֭גְלֵיהֶם (raglehem) 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.1.16.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.1.16.W2.S1) and character.