Proverbs 15:5:6Prov.15.5.W6TAB
תּוֹכַ֣חַת
tokhakhat
“reproof”
- Transliteration
- to-KHA-khat
- Extended
- toh-KHAH-khaht
- IPA
- /toːˈħaħat/
Meaning by language
- English
- reproof
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
to-KHA-khat
- phraseyour reading level
to-KHA-khat ya-RIM
- clause
ve-sho-MER to-KHA-khat ya-RIM
- sentence
e-VIL yin-ETS mu-SAR a-VIV ve-sho-MER to-KHA-khat ya-RIM
Exegesis
The term tokhachat {תּוֹכַ֣חַת | tō·ḵa·ḥaṯ} remains as the retained object.
Root and etymology
y-kh-chyod–kaph–chet
“to rebuke”
In context — Proverbs 15:5
A fool despises his father’s instruction, but whoever keeps reproof is prudent.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:5:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 15:5, so the Hebrew word תּוֹכַ֣חַת (tokhakhat) 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.15.5.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.5.W6.S1) and character.