Proverbs 15:17:2Prov.15.17.W2TAB
אֲרֻחַ֣ת
arukhat
“meal of”
- Transliteration
- a-ru-KHAT
- Extended
- ah-ruh-KHAT
- IPA
- /ʔă.ruˈħat/
Meaning by language
- English
- meal of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-ru-KHAT
- clause
TOV a-ru-KHAT ya-RAK ve-a-ha-VAH-SHAM
- sentence
TOV a-ru-KHAT ya-RAK ve-a-ha-VAH-SHAM mi-SHOR a-VUS ve-sin-A-VO
Exegesis
The construct aruchat yaraq {אֲרֻחַת יָ֭רָק | ʾărûḥât yārāq} “meal of vegetables” is contrasted with shor avus {שּׁוֹר אָבוּס | šôr ʾābûs} “fatted ox,” creating paired elements.
Root and etymology
ʾ-r-ḥarh
“to provide a meal”
In context — Proverbs 15:17
Better is a meal of vegetables where love is, than a fattened ox with hatred .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:17:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 15:17, so the Hebrew word אֲרֻחַ֣ת (arukhat) 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.15.17.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.17.W2.S1) and character.