Proverbs 13:2:3Prov.13.2.W3TAB
יֹ֣אכַל
yokhal
“he eats”
- Transliteration
- yo-KHAL
- Extended
- yoh-KHAHL
- IPA
- /joˈʔxal/
Meaning by language
- English
- he eats
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yo-KHAL
- clause
mip-pe-RI fi-ISH yo-KHAL TOV
- sentence
mip-pe-RI fi-ISH yo-KHAL TOV ve-NE-fesh BOG-deem kha-MAS
Exegesis
The first clause begins with the construct phrase pri {פְּרִ֣י | pə-rî} ‘fruit’ modifying pî-ʾîš {פִי־אִ֭ישׁ | pî-ʾîš} ‘mouth of a man’, governed by the imperfect yokhal {יֹ֣אכַל | yō-ḵal} ‘eats’, expressing a general truth about speech’s beneficial outcome.
Root and etymology
RootAleph–Kaf–Lamed
“to eat, consume”
In context — Proverbs 13:2
From the fruit of a man’s mouth he will eat what is good, but the soul of the treacherous longs for violence.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 13:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 13:2, so the Hebrew word יֹ֣אכַל (yokhal) 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.13.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.13.2.W3.S1) and character.