Proverbs 15:27:1Prov.15.27.W1TAB
עֹכֵ֣ר
okher
“one who troubles”
- Transliteration
- O-kher
- Extended
- OH-kheer
- IPA
- /ʕoːˈχeːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- one who troubles
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
O-kher
- clause
O-kher BE-to bo-TSE-a BA-tsa
- sentence
O-kher BE-to bo-TSE-a BA-tsa ve-so-NE ma-ta-NOT yikh-YE
Exegesis
The Hebrew verse opens with two Qal active participles, oker {עֹכֵר | ʿō-ḵēr} ‘troubling’ and botsea {בֹּצֵעַ | bō-ṣē-ʿa} ‘unjustly gaining’, functioning as nominal predicates describing the character of one pursuing illicit profit.
Root and etymology
ʿ-kh-rayin–kaph–resh
“to trouble”
In context — Proverbs 15:27
Whoever unjustly gains profit troubles his own house, but he who hates gifts will live.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:27:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 15:27, so the Hebrew word עֹכֵ֣ר (okher) 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.15.27.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.27.W1.S1) and character.