Proverbs 16:6:1Prov.16.6.W1TAB
בְּחֶ֣סֶד
bekhesed
“by steadfast-love or loyal-love”
- Transliteration
- be-KHE-sed
- Extended
- beh-KHEH-sehd
- IPA
- /bəˈħɛ.sɛd/
Meaning by language
- English
- by steadfast-love or loyal-love
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-KHE-sed
- clause
be-KHE-sed ve-e-MET ye-khu-PAR A-von
- sentence
be-KHE-sed ve-e-MET ye-khu-PAR A-von u-ve-yir-AT Ye-ho-VAH SUR me-RA
Exegesis
The verse begins with the prepositional construct chain bechesed ve’emet {בְּחֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת | bə-ḥe-sed və-ʾe-met} ‘by mercy and truth’, a synonymous parallelism of absolute nouns linked by the conjunction vav {וּ | və}, establishing two covenantal means of guilt removal.
Root and etymology
Rootchet–samekh–dalet
“steadfast love”
In context — Proverbs 16:6
Through mercy and truth, iniquity is atoned for; and through the fear of the LORD , one turns away from evil .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 16:6, so the Hebrew word בְּחֶ֣סֶד (bekhesed) 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.16.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.6.W1.S1) and character.