Proverbs 12:7:1Prov.12.7.W1TAB
הָפ֣וֹךְ
hafokh
“overthrowing or being overthrown”
- Transliteration
- ha-FOKH
- Extended
- haa-FOHKH
- IPA
- /haːˈfoːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- overthrowing or being overthrown
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-FOKH
- clause
ha-FOKH re-sha-IM ve-EI-nam
- sentence
ha-FOKH re-sha-IM ve-EI-nam u-VEIT tsa-di-KIM ya-a-MOD
Exegesis
The Niphal participle hafokh {הָפ֣וֹךְ | hā-pôkḥ} ‘overturning’ is fronted for emphasis as a substantive.
Root and etymology
פ־ו־ך
“to overturn”
In context — Proverbs 12:7
The wicked are overthrown and are no more, but the house of the righteous will stand firm.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 12:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 12:7, so the Hebrew word הָפ֣וֹךְ (hafokh) 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.12.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.12.7.W1.S1) and character.