Proverbs 15:19:3Prov.15.19.W3TAB
כִּמְשֻׂ֣כַת
kimsekhat
“like a hedge of”
- Transliteration
- kim-se-KHAT
- Extended
- kihm-seh-KHUH-khaht
- IPA
- /kim.sŭˈxaθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- like a hedge of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
kim-se-KHAT
- clause
DE-rekh A-TSEL kim-se-KHAT KHA-dek
- sentence
DE-rekh A-TSEL kim-se-KHAT KHA-dek ve-O-rakh ye-sha-RIM se-lu-LA
Exegesis
The preposition ki {כִּ | ki} ‘as, like’ introduces a simile linking m’sukhat {מְשֻׂכַת | mə-suk-khat} ‘hedge-of’ and chadek {חָדֶק | ḥā-deq} ‘thorns’, forming an obstacle image.
In context — Proverbs 15:19
The way of the sluggard is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is well-leveled .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:19:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 15:19, so the Hebrew word כִּמְשֻׂ֣כַת (kimsekhat) 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.15.19.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.19.W3.S1) and character.