Proverbs 15:29:1Prov.15.29.W1TAB
רָח֣וֹק
rakhok
“far”
- Transliteration
- ra-KHOK
- Extended
- raa-KHOHK
- IPA
- /raːˈħoːq/
Meaning by language
- English
- far
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ra-KHOK
- clause
ra-KHOK ye-ho-VAH me-re-sha-IM
- sentence
ra-KHOK ye-ho-VAH me-re-sha-IM u-te-fi-LAT tsa-di-KIM yish-ma
Exegesis
The verse exhibits antithetical parallelism, beginning with the adjective rachoq {רָח֣וֹק | rāḥōq} in pre-verbal position for emphasis, followed by the subject YHWH {יְ֭הוָה | Yəhōwāh}.
Root and etymology
Rootresh-ḥeth-qof
“to be distant”
In context — Proverbs 15:29
The LORD keeps Himself distant from the wicked, but He listens to the prayer of the righteous .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:29:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 15:29, so the Hebrew word רָח֣וֹק (rakhok) 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.15.29.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.29.W1.S1) and character.