Proverbs 14:4:6Prov.14.4.W6TAB
בְּכֹ֣חַ
bekhoakh
“by strength of”
- Transliteration
- be-KHO-akh
- Extended
- beh-KHOH-ahkh
- IPA
- /bəˈχo.aħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- by strength of
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 | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-KHO-akh
- phraseyour reading level
be-KHO-akh SHOR
- clause
ve-RAV-te-vu-OT be-KHO-akh SHOR
- sentence
be-EN a-la-FIM e-VUS BAR ve-RAV-te-vu-OT be-KHO-akh SHOR
Exegesis
B’koach shor {בְּכֹחַ שׁוֹר | bə-kō-aḥ šôr} ‘by strength of the ox’ completes the parallel by assigning agency to the ox. The idiom b’eyn + plural noun expresses total absence, and the parallel structure highlights the necessity of ox-driven labor for agricultural productivity. English translation preserves the Hebrew parallelism and causal relationship with balanced clauses.
Root and etymology
Rootkaf–vav–chet
“strength, power”
In context — Proverbs 14:4
When there are no oxen, the manger stays clean, but abundant harvests come through the strength of the ox.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 14:4:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 14:4, so the Hebrew word בְּכֹ֣חַ (bekhoakh) 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.14.4.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.4.W6.S1) and character.