Proverbs 10:32:7Prov.10.32.W7TAB
תַּהְפֻּכֽוֹת׃
tahhepukhot
“perversities or distortions”
- Transliteration
- tah-he-pu-KHOT
- Extended
- tah-heh-puh-KHOHT
- IPA
- /tah.hpukˈxoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- perversities or distortions
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
tah-he-pu-KHOT
- clause
u-FI re-sha-IM tah-he-pu-KHOT
- sentence
sif-TE tsa-DIK ye-de-UN ra-TSON u-FI re-sha-IM tah-he-pu-KHOT
Exegesis
The coordinating ufi {וּפִ֥י | wə-pî} “and mouth of” introduces the contrasting second subject resha‘im {רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים | rĕšā‘îm} “wicked,” paired with tahpukhot {תַּהְפֻּכֽוֹת | taḥpûḵôt} “perversities” as its predicate. This parallelism highlights a moral contrast between approved and perverse discourse. Hebrew ellipsis omits the verb in the second clause; English supplies “speaks” to mirror yed‘un. The imperfect aspect of yed‘un conveys habitual action, while the abrupt placement of tahpukhot underscores the disordered character of wicked utterances.
Root and etymology
h-p-kheh–pe–kaf
“to overturn, pervert”
In context — Proverbs 10:32
The lips of the righteous know what finds favor , but the mouth of the wicked speaks perversities .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 10:32:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 10:32, so the Hebrew word תַּהְפֻּכֽוֹת׃ (tahhepukhot) 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.10.32.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.10.32.W7.S1) and character.