Proverbs 16:2:5Prov.16.2.W5TAB
רוּח֣וֹת
rukhot
“spirits”
- Transliteration
- ru-KHOT
- Extended
- roo-KHOHT
- IPA
- /ruːˈħoːθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- spirits
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ru-KHOT
- phraseyour reading level
ru-KHOT ye-ho-VAH
- 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
Rukhot {רוּחוֹת | rūḥōṯ} ‘spirits’ serves as the direct object, followed by the subject YHWH {יְהוָֽה | Yəhōwāh}, reflecting a VSO order that emphasizes divine agency.
Root and etymology
Rootr-w-ḥ
“spirit, wind, breath”
In context — Proverbs 16:2
Every path of a man looks clean to him, but the LORD weighs the spirits .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:2:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 16:2, so the Hebrew word רוּח֣וֹת (rukhot) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.2.W5.S1) and character.