Proverbs 14:19:1Prov.14.19.W1TAB
שַׁח֣וּ
shakhu
“they bow down”
- Transliteration
- sha-KHU
- Extended
- shah-KHOO
- IPA
- /ʃaˈħuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they bow down
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sha-KHU
- clause
sha-KHU ra-IM lif-NE to-VIM
- sentence
sha-KHU ra-IM lif-NE to-VIM u-re-sha-IM al-sha-a-RE tsa-DIK
Exegesis
The clause begins with the verb shachu {שַׁח֣וּ | šaḥ-ḥû} ‘they bow down’ in VSO order, foregrounding the action before its subject raim {רָ֭עִים | rā-ʿîm} ‘evil ones.’
Root and etymology
ש־ח־ה
“to bow down”
In context — Proverbs 14:19
The wicked bow down before the good, and evildoers bow at the entrance of the upright .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 14:19:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 14:19, so the Hebrew word שַׁח֣וּ (shakhu) 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.14.19.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.19.W1.S1) and character.