Proverbs 11:29:1Prov.11.29.W1TAB
עוֹכֵ֣ר
okher
“one troubling”
- Transliteration
- o-KHER
- Extended
- oh-KHEHR
- IPA
- /ʕoːˈxeːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- one troubling
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
o-KHER
- clause
o-KHER BE-to yin-KHAL-RU-akh
- sentence
o-KHER BE-to yin-KHAL-RU-akh ve-E-ved e-VIL la-kha-KHAM-LEV
Exegesis
The Hebrew opens with okher {עוֹכֵר | ʿō-ḵēr} ‘one who troubles’, a Qal participle functioning as the subject, followed by the construct noun beito {בֵּ֭יתוֹ | bēṯ-ô} ‘his house’, marking possession.
Root and etymology
ע־כ־ר
“to trouble or disturb”
In context — Proverbs 11:29
He who troubles his own house will inherit the wind , and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 11:29:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 11:29, so the Hebrew word עוֹכֵ֣ר (okher) 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.11.29.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.11.29.W1.S1) and character.