Proverbs 16:29:5Prov.16.29.W5TAB
וְ֝הוֹלִיכ֗וֹ
veholikho
“and leads him”
- Transliteration
- ve-ho-li-KHO
- Extended
- veh-hoh-lii-KHOH
- IPA
- /vəhɔliˈxoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and leads him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ho-li-KHO
- clause
ve-ho-li-KHO be-DE-rekh LO-toV
- sentence
ISH kha-MAS ye-fat-TE re-E-HU ve-ho-li-KHO be-DE-rekh LO-toV
Exegesis
The conjunction and verb veholikhu {וְ֝הוֹלִיכ֗וֹ | wə-hō-lî-khû} ‘and he leads him’ shifts from entice to active guidance.
In context — Proverbs 16:29
A violent man entices his neighbor and leads him in a path that is not good.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:29:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 16:29, so the Hebrew word וְ֝הוֹלִיכ֗וֹ (veholikho) 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.16.29.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.29.W5.S1) and character.