Proverbs 15:6:7Prov.15.6.W7TAB
נֶעְכָּֽרֶת׃
nekaret
“is troubled”
- Transliteration
- ne-KA-ret
- Extended
- neh-KAA-reht
- IPA
- /nɛʕˈkaːrɛt/
Meaning by language
- English
- is troubled
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
ne-KA-ret
- phraseyour reading level
ra-SHA ne-KA-ret
- clause
u-vit-te-vu-AT ra-SHA ne-KA-ret
- sentence
BET tsa-DIK KHO-sen RAV u-vit-te-vu-AT ra-SHA ne-KA-ret
Exegesis
The verb ne’keret {נֶעְכָּֽרֶת | neʿkāret}, a Niphal participle, conveys passive ruin. The parallel structure juxtaposes the firm foundation of the righteous with the unstable yield of the wicked.
Root and etymology
ʿ-kh-rayin–kaph–resh
“to trouble”
In context — Proverbs 15:6
In the house of the righteous there is great wealth , but the income of the wicked is troubled.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:6:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 15:6, so the Hebrew word נֶעְכָּֽרֶת׃ (nekaret) 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.15.6.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.6.W7.S1) and character.