Proverbs 14:23:1Prov.14.23.W1TAB
בְּכָל־עֶ֭צֶב
bekholetsev
“in all toil”
- Transliteration
- be-KHOL-E-tsev
- Extended
- beh-KHOL-EH-tsehvh
- IPA
- /bəˈχɔːl.ˈʕɛtsɛv/
Meaning by language
- English
- in all toil
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-KHOL-E-tsev
- clause
be-KHOL-E-tsev yih-ye-YE mo-TAR
- sentence
be-KHOL-E-tsev yih-ye-YE mo-TAR u-de-VAR-se-fa-TA-yim AKH-le-makh-SOR
Exegesis
The first begins with the prepositional phrase bechol {בְּכָל־ | bə-ḵāl} ‘in all’ modifying the noun etzev {עֶ֭צֶב | ʿe-ṯsev} ‘toil’.
Root and etymology
ʿ-ṣ-bayin–tsade–bet
“toil; pain”
In context — Proverbs 14:23
In all labor there is profit, but the speech of the lips leads only to want .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 14:23:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 14:23, so the Hebrew word בְּכָל־עֶ֭צֶב (bekholetsev) 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.14.23.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.23.W1.S1) and character.