Proverbs 15:19:4Prov.15.19.W4TAB
חָ֑דֶק
khadek
“thorn or brier”
- Transliteration
- KHA-dek
- Extended
- KHAA-dehk
- IPA
- /ˈħaː.dɛq/
Meaning by language
- English
- thorn or brier
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KHA-dek
- 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.
Root and etymology
Rootḥ-d-q
“thorn, prick”
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 15:19:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 15:19, so the Hebrew word חָ֑דֶק (khadek) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.19.W4.S1) and character.