Proverbs 14:2:1Prov.14.2.W1TAB
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
ho-LEKH be-ya-SHRO ye-RE ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ho-LEKH be-ya-SHRO ye-RE ye-ho-VAH u-ne-LOZ de-ra-KHAV bo-ZE-hu
Exegesis
It opens with holekh beyashro {הוֹלֵךְ בְּיָשְׁרוֹ | hô-lēḵ bə-yā-šer} ‘one walking in integrity,’ serving as the subject, followed by the predicate yarei YHWH {יְרֵא יְהוָה | yə-rēʾ Yəhōwāh} ‘fears the LORD.’
Root and etymology
h-l-khe–lamed–kaf
“to walk, proceed”
In context — Proverbs 14:2
Whoever walks in uprightness fears the LORD , but whoever is crooked in his ways despises Him.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 14:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 14:2, 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.14.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.2.W1.S1) and character.