Proverbs 11:30:4Prov.11.30.W4TAB
וְלֹקֵ֖חַ
velokeakh
“and taking”
- Transliteration
- ve-lo-KE-akh
- Extended
- veh-loh-KEE-akh
- IPA
- /vəlɔˈqeːaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and taking
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-lo-KE-akh
- clause
ve-lo-KE-akh ne-fa-SHOT kha-KHAM
- sentence
pe-RI-tsa-DIK ETS kha-YIM ve-lo-KE-akh ne-fa-SHOT kha-KHAM
Exegesis
The conjunction vav introduces the second clause with ve-lokeach {וְלֹקֵחַ | wə-lō-qē-aḥ} ‘and one who takes’, a Qal active participle governing nefashot {נְפָשׂוֹת | nə-p̄ā-śōṯ} ‘souls’, indicating that whoever draws in people demonstrates insight.
In context — Proverbs 11:30
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and whoever captures souls is wise .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 11:30:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 11:30, so the Hebrew word וְלֹקֵ֖חַ (velokeakh) 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.11.30.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.11.30.W4.S1) and character.