Proverbs 14:34:3Prov.14.34.W3TAB
וְחֶ֖סֶד
vekhesed
“but kindness”
- Transliteration
- ve-KHE-sed
- Extended
- veh-KHEH-sehd
- IPA
- /wəˈħɛsɛd/
Meaning by language
- English
- but kindness
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Result
וְ + חֶ֖ + סֶד
↓
ve + khe + sed
↓
vekhesed
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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Vowels (Niqqud)
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-KHE-sed
- clause
ve-KHE-sed le-um-MIM kha-TAT
- sentence
tse-da-KA te-ro-MEM-GOY ve-KHE-sed le-um-MIM kha-TAT
Root and etymology
Rootchet–samekh–dalet
“steadfast love”
In context — Proverbs 14:34
Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin brings reproach on any people.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 14:34:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 14:34, so the Hebrew word וְחֶ֖סֶד (vekhesed) 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.14.34.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.34.W3.S1) and character.