Proverbs 11:17:7Prov.11.17.W7TAB
אַכְזָרִֽי׃
akhezari
“cruel”
- Transliteration
- a-khe-za-RI
- Extended
- ah-kheh-zah-REE
- IPA
- /ʔax.zaːˈriː/
Meaning by language
- English
- cruel
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
a-khe-za-RI
- 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 adjective participle akhzari {אַכְזָרִי | ’akh-za-rī} ‘cruel’ modifies the second subject. English translation uses subject–verb–object order to maintain the proverb’s contrast.
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 11:17:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 11:17, so the Hebrew word אַכְזָרִֽי׃ (akhezari) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.11.17.W7.S1) and character.