Proverbs 1:27:3Prov.1.27.W3TAB
כְשׁוֹאָ֨ה
keshoa
“like devastation”
- Transliteration
- ke-sho-A
- Extended
- keh-shoh-AA
- IPA
- /kəʃoˈʔaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- like devastation
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
ke-sho-A
- phraseyour reading level
be-BO ke-sho-A ke-sho-A PA-khe-de-khem
- clause
be-BO ke-sho-A ke-sho-A PA-khe-de-khem ve-ED-khem ke-su-FA ye-e-TE
- sentence
be-BO ke-sho-A ke-sho-A PA-khe-de-khem ve-ED-khem ke-su-FA ye-e-TE be-BO a-LE-khem tsa-RA ve-tsu-KA
Exegesis
The simile keshōʼāh {כְשׁוֹאָ֨ה | kə-šō-ʾāh} ‘like a storm’ qualifies pakhdechem {פַּחְדְּכֶ֗ם | paḥ-də-ḏə-khem} ‘your terror.’
Root and etymology
š-w-ʾshin–vav–aleph
“storm, desolation”
In context — Proverbs 1:27
When your terror comes like a storm, and your disaster comes like a whirlwind, when distress and trouble come upon you.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 1:27:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 1:27, so the Hebrew word כְשׁוֹאָ֨ה (keshoa) 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.1.27.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.1.27.W3.S1) and character.