Proverbs 16:2:4Prov.16.2.W4TAB
וְתֹכֵ֖ן
vetokhen
“but he weighs”
- Transliteration
- ve-to-KHEN
- Extended
- veh-toh-KHEHN
- IPA
- /wəθoːˈxeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- but he weighs
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ve-to-KHEN
- clause
ve-to-KHEN ru-KHOT ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
KAL-dar-KHE-i-ISH ZAKH be-ei-NAV ve-to-KHEN ru-KHOT ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
Tokhen {תֹכֵ֖ן | ṯōḵēn} ‘weighs’, a Qal participle, begins the second clause.
In context — Proverbs 16:2
Every path of a man looks clean to him, but the LORD weighs the spirits .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 16:2, so the Hebrew word וְתֹכֵ֖ן (vetokhen) 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.16.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.2.W4.S1) and character.