Proverbs 10:6:1Prov.10.6.W1TAB
בְּ֭רָכוֹת
berakhot
“blessings”
- Transliteration
- be-ra-KHOT
- Extended
- beh-raa-khohT
- IPA
- /bəraːˈxoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- blessings
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
be-ra-KHOT
- clause
be-ra-KHOT le-ROSH tsa-DIK
- sentence
be-ra-KHOT le-ROSH tsa-DIK u-FI re-sha-IM ye-kha-SE kha-MAS
Exegesis
The first clause combines berakhot {בְּרָכוֹת | bərā-ḵōṯ} ‘blessings’ with le-rosh {לְרֹאשׁ | lə-rōš} ‘upon the head’ governing tsaddiq {צַדִּיק | ṣaḏ-ḏîq} ‘the righteous’, creating an honorific phrase.
Root and etymology
“to bless”
In context — Proverbs 10:6
Blessings are upon the head of the righteous , but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 10:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 10:6, so the Hebrew word בְּ֭רָכוֹת (berakhot) 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.10.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.10.6.W1.S1) and character.