Proverbs 16:33:1Prov.16.33.W1TAB
בַּ֭חֵיק
bakhek
“in the lap”
- Transliteration
- ba-KHEK
- Extended
- bah-KHEEK
- IPA
- /baˈħeːq/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the lap
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-KHEK
- clause
ba-KHEK yu-TAL ET-ha-go-RAL
- sentence
ba-KHEK yu-TAL ET-ha-go-RAL u-me-ye-ho-VAH KAL-mish-pa-TO
Exegesis
The verse opens with bacheiq {בַּחֵיק | ba-ḥêq} ‘in the lap’, marking the spatial setting.
Root and etymology
Rootḥ-y-q
“bosom, lap”
In context — Proverbs 16:33
The lot falls into the lap, yet its final verdict rests with the LORD .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:33:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 16:33, so the Hebrew word בַּ֭חֵיק (bakhek) 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.16.33.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.33.W1.S1) and character.