Proverbs 11:22:4Prov.11.22.W4TAB
חֲזִ֑יר
khazir
“a pig”
- Transliteration
- kha-ZIR
- Extended
- khah-ZEER
- IPA
- /ħaˈziːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- a pig
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kha-ZIR
- clause
NE-zem za-HAV be-AF kha-ZIR
- sentence
NE-zem za-HAV be-AF kha-ZIR i-SHA ya-FA ve-sa-RAT TA-am
Exegesis
The Hebrew clause is a verbless comparative built on two parallel construct chains: nezem zahav be’af khazir {נֶזֶם זָהָב בְּאַף חֲזִיר | neẓem zahāv bə-ʾap̄ ḥăẓîr} ‘ring of gold in a pig’s snout’ and ishah yafah ve-sarat ta’am {אִשָּׁה יָפָה וְסָרַת טָעַם | ’iššāh yāp̄āh wə-sā-raṯ ṭā‛am} ‘a beautiful woman, turned aside from discretion.’
In context — Proverbs 11:22
Like a ring of gold in a pig’s snout, so is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 11:22:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 11:22, so the Hebrew word חֲזִ֑יר (khazir) 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.11.22.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.11.22.W4.S1) and character.