Proverbs 11:17:5Prov.11.17.W5TAB
וְעֹכֵ֥ר
veokher
“and one who troubles or brings harm”
- Transliteration
- ve-o-KHER
- Extended
- veh-oh-KHEHR
- IPA
- /wəʕoːˈxeːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- and one who troubles or brings harm
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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Word in context
- word
ve-o-KHER
- phraseyour reading level
ve-o-KHER she-E-ro
- clause
ve-o-KHER she-E-ro a-khe-za-RI
- sentence
go-MEL NA-fe-sho ISH KHA-sed ve-o-KHER she-E-ro a-khe-za-RI
Exegesis
The adversative vav wə {וְ | wə} introduces the second clause with the participle veoker {וְעֹכֵר | wə-’ō-ḵer} ‘one who troubles.’
In context — Proverbs 11:17
A man of kindness does good to his own soul, but he who is cruel troubles his own flesh .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 11:17:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 11:17, so the Hebrew word וְעֹכֵ֥ר (veokher) 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.11.17.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.11.17.W5.S1) and character.