Proverbs 12:18:3Prov.12.18.W3TAB
כְּמַדְקְר֣וֹת
kemadkerot
“like thrustings or stabbings”
- Transliteration
- ke-mad-ke-ROT
- Extended
- keh-mahd-keh-ROHT
- IPA
- /kəmadqəˈroːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- like thrustings or stabbings
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-mad-ke-ROT
- phraseyour reading level
ke-mad-ke-ROT KHA-rev
- clause
YESH bo-TE ke-mad-ke-ROT KHA-rev
- sentence
YESH bo-TE ke-mad-ke-ROT KHA-rev u-le-SHON kha-kha-MIM mar-PE
Exegesis
The simile ke-madkerot cherev {כְּמַדְקְר֣וֹת חָ֑רֶב | kə-mad-ker-ōṯ ḥā-rev} uses the preposition kə (“like”) to compare hasty words to piercing sword wounds.
In context — Proverbs 12:18
There is one who speaks rashly like stabbings of a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 12:18:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 12:18, so the Hebrew word כְּמַדְקְר֣וֹת (kemadkerot) 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.12.18.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.12.18.W3.S1) and character.