Proverbs 15:12:3Prov.15.12.W3TAB

הוֹכֵ֣חַֽ

hokheakh

reproving

Transliteration
ho-KHE-akh
Extended
hoh-KHEH-akh
IPA
/hoːˈχeː.aħ/

Meaning by language

English
reproving

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
הוֹ + כֵ֣ + חַֽ
ho + khe + akh
hokheakh

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Patachshort 'ah' as in father

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Word in context

  1. word

    ho-KHE-akh

  2. clause

    LO ye-e-HAV-LETS ho-KHE-akh LO

  3. sentence

    LO ye-e-HAV-LETS ho-KHE-akh LO el-kha-kha-MIM LO ye-LEKH

Exegesis

The participial phrase hô-qē·aḥ lō {הוֹכֵחַ ל֑וֹ | hô-qē·aḥ lō} ‘one who reproves him’ functions as the object of disdain.

Root and etymology

י־כ־ח

to reprove, correct

In contextProverbs 15:12

The mocker does not love one who rebukes him; he will not go to the wise .

About this coordinate

Proverbs 15:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 15:12, so the Hebrew word הוֹכֵ֣חַֽ (hokheakh) 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.15.12.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.12.W3.S1) and character.