Proverbs 11:7:6Prov.11.7.W6TAB
וְתוֹחֶ֖לֶת
vetokhelet
“and expectation of”
- Transliteration
- ve-to-KHE-let
- Extended
- veh-toh-KHEH-leht
- IPA
- /vətoːˈħɛlɛt/
Meaning by language
- English
- and expectation of
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 | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
ve-to-KHE-let
- clause
ve-to-KHE-let o-NIM a-va-DA
- sentence
be-MOT a-DAM ra-SHA to-VADE tik-VA ve-to-KHE-let o-NIM a-va-DA
Exegesis
The conjunction vetohelet {וְתוֹחֶלֶת | wə-ṯō-ḥe-let} joins a parallel clause in which onim {אוֹנִים | ʼō-nîm} is construct-linked to tohelet ‘expectation of the strong.’
In context — Proverbs 11:7
At the death of a wicked man, his hope perishes, and the expectation of the strong ones vanishes.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 11:7:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 11:7, so the Hebrew word וְתוֹחֶ֖לֶת (vetokhelet) 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.11.7.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.11.7.W6.S1) and character.