Proverbs 16:27:3Prov.16.27.W3TAB
כֹּרֶ֣ה
kore
“digs”
- Transliteration
- ko-RE
- Extended
- koh-REH
- IPA
- /koːˈreː/
Meaning by language
- English
- digs
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ko-RE
- clause
ISH be-li-YA-al ko-RE ra-A
- sentence
ISH be-li-YA-al ko-RE ra-A ve-AL-sha-fa-TAV se-fa-TO ke-ESH tsa-ra-VET
Exegesis
The participial clause koreh raah {כֹּרֶה רָעָה | kô-reh ra-ʿâ} ‘digs evil’ indicates ongoing harmful action.
In context — Proverbs 16:27
A man of worthlessness digs evil, and on his lips there is a scorching fire .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:27:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 16:27, so the Hebrew word כֹּרֶ֣ה (kore) 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.16.27.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.27.W3.S1) and character.