Proverbs 1:27:4Prov.1.27.W4TAB
פַּחְדְּכֶ֗ם
pakhedekhem
“your dread”
- Transliteration
- PA-khe-de-khem
- Extended
- PAH-kheh-deh-khem
- IPA
- /ˈpaħ.dəkɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- your dread
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| 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
PA-khe-de-khem
- 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
p-ḥ-ḏpe–ḥet–dalet
“dread, terror”
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 1:27:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 1:27, so the Hebrew word פַּחְדְּכֶ֗ם (pakhedekhem) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.1.27.W4.S1) and character.