Proverbs 16:23:7Prov.16.23.W7TAB
לֶֽקַח׃
lekakh
“instruction, insight, learning”
- Transliteration
- LE-kakh
- Extended
- LEH-kahkh
- IPA
- /ˈlɛ.qaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- instruction, insight, learning
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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The word
Word in context
- word
LE-kakh
- phraseyour reading level
yo-SIF LE-kakh
- clause
ve-al-se-fa-TAV yo-SIF LE-kakh
- sentence
LEV kha-KHAM yas-ke-KIL PI-hu ve-al-se-fa-TAV yo-SIF LE-kakh
Exegesis
The conjunction-preposition ve-al {וְעַל | wə-ʿal} links to sefatav {שְׂפָתָיו | sə-p̄ā-ṯāyw} ‘his lips’, and the Hiphil imperfect yosif {יֹסִיף | yō-sîp̄} with its object lekach {לֶקַח | lə-qā-ḥ} completes the parallel structure. This incremental parallelism emphasizes the flow of inner wisdom into spoken words.
Root and etymology
l-q-ḥlamed–qof–chet
“to take, receive”
In context — Proverbs 16:23
The heart of the wise guides his mouth with prudence, and on his lips it adds learning .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:23:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 16:23, so the Hebrew word לֶֽקַח׃ (lekakh) 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.16.23.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.23.W7.S1) and character.