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
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 | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ho-KHE-akh
- clause
LO ye-e-HAV-LETS ho-KHE-akh LO
- 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 context — Proverbs 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.