Proverbs 15:3:1Prov.15.3.W1TAB
בְּֽכָל־מָ֭קוֹם
bekholmakom
“in every-place”
- Transliteration
- be-KHOL-ma-KOM
- Extended
- beh-KHOL-mah-KOHM
- IPA
- /bəˈxɔl.maːˈqoːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- in every-place
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-KHOL-ma-KOM
- clause
be-KHOL-ma-KOM e-NE Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
be-KHOL-ma-KOM e-NE Ye-ho-VAH tso-FOT ra-IM ve-to-VIM
Exegesis
The verse begins with b’khol makom {בְּכָל־מָקוֹם | bə-ḵōl mā-qōm} ‘in every place,’ a prepositional construct indicating universal scope.
Root and etymology
q-w-mqof–waw–mem
“to arise, stand”
In context — Proverbs 15:3
In every place, the eyes of the LORD are watching the evil ones and the good ones.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 15:3, so the Hebrew word בְּֽכָל־מָ֭קוֹם (bekholmakom) 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.15.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.3.W1.S1) and character.