Proverbs 13:20:2Prov.13.20.W2TAB
הוֹלֵ֣ךְ
holekh
“one who walks”
- Transliteration
- ho-LEKH
- Extended
- hoh-LEEKH
- IPA
- /hoːˈleːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- one who walks
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| 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
ho-LEKH
- clause
ha-LOKH ho-LEKH et-kha-kha-MIM ve-kha-KHAM ye-khe-KKAM
- sentence
ha-LOKH ho-LEKH et-kha-kha-MIM ve-kha-KHAM ye-khe-KKAM ve-ro-E khe-si-LIM ye-RO-a
Exegesis
Proverbs 13:20 employs the intensified infinitive absolute halokh {הָלוֹךְ | hā·lō·ḵ} ‘going’ plus the Qal participle holekh {הוֹלֵ֣ךְ | hō·lêḵ} ‘walking’ to underscore continuous moral association.
In context — Proverbs 13:20
Whoever walks with wise men will become wise, but a companion of fools will be harmed .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 13:20:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 13:20, so the Hebrew word הוֹלֵ֣ךְ (holekh) 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.13.20.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.13.20.W2.S1) and character.