Proverbs 1:19:3Prov.1.19.W3TAB
כָּל־בֹּ֣צֵֽעַ
kolbotsea
“everyone who cuts off or gains”
- Transliteration
- KOL-BO-tse-a
- Extended
- KOHL-BOH-tseh-ah
- IPA
- /kɔl.boːˈtsɛ.ʕa/
Meaning by language
- English
- everyone who cuts off or gains
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KOL-BO-tse-a
- phraseyour reading level
OR-khot KOL-BO-tse-a BA-tsa
- clause
KEN OR-khot KOL-BO-tse-a BA-tsa
- sentence
KEN OR-khot KOL-BO-tse-a BA-tsa ET-NE-fesh be-a-LAV yik-KAKH
Exegesis
Arkhot {אָרְחוֹת | ʾarḥôt} ‘paths/ways’ appears in construct with kol botzea {כָּל־בֹּצֵעַ | kol-bōṣēaʿ} ‘all who gain’, forming a unit that identifies those who pursue unethical profit.
Root and etymology
ב־צ־ע
“to cut off, gain by violence”
In context — Proverbs 1:19
Thus are the paths of all who pursue unjust gain; it takes away the life of its owner .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 1:19:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 1:19, so the Hebrew word כָּל־בֹּ֣צֵֽעַ (kolbotsea) 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.1.19.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.1.19.W3.S1) and character.