Proverbs 14:13:1Prov.14.13.W1TAB
גַּם־בִּשְׂח֥וֹק
gambiskhok
“even in laughter”
- Transliteration
- gam-bi-SKHOK
- Extended
- gahm-bih-SKHOK
- IPA
- /ɡam.biˈsħoːq/
Meaning by language
- English
- even in laughter
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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The word
Word in context
- word
gam-bi-SKHOK
- clause
gam-bi-SKHOK yikh-AV-LEV
- sentence
gam-bi-SKHOK yikh-AV-LEV ve-a-kha-ri-TAH sim-KHA tu-GA
Exegesis
The verse begins with gam {גַּם | gam} ‘even,’ framing a paradox.
The phrase bischok {בִּשְׂח֥וֹק | biš-ḥôq} ‘in laughter’ precedes the Qal imperfect yikav {יִכְאַב | yiḵ-ʾāv} ‘will ache,’ and the subject lev {לֵב | lēḇ} ‘heart’ follows the verb for emphasis on hidden pain.
Root and etymology
ש־ח־ה
“to bow down”
In context — Proverbs 14:13
Even in laughter , the heart may ache, and the end of joy is sorrow.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 14:13:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 14:13, so the Hebrew word גַּם־בִּשְׂח֥וֹק (gambiskhok) 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.14.13.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.13.W1.S1) and character.