Proverbs 10:9:1Prov.10.9.W1TAB

הוֹלֵ֣ךְ

holekh

one who walks

Transliteration
ho-LEKH
Extended
hoh-LEH-kh
IPA
/hoːˈleːx/

Meaning by language

English
one who walks

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
הוֹ + לֵ֣ךְ
ho + lekh
holekh

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Lamedl as in law
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Kaf Sofitfinal form of Kaf — at word end
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable

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Word in context

  1. word

    ho-LEKH

  2. clause

    ho-LEKH ba-TOM ye-LEKH BE-takh

  3. sentence

    ho-LEKH ba-TOM ye-LEKH BE-takh u-me-a-KESH de-ra-KHAV yi-va-DE-a

Exegesis

The verse opens with the participle holekh {הוֹלֵךְ | ho-lekh} ‘walking’, framing an ongoing disposition.

In contextProverbs 10:9

Whoever walks in integrity will walk securely, but whoever perverts his ways will be exposed .

About this coordinate

Proverbs 10:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 10:9, so the Hebrew word הוֹלֵ֣ךְ (holekh) 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.10.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.10.9.W1.S1) and character.