Proverbs 17:10:1Prov.17.10.W1TAB
תֵּ֣חַת
tekhat
“goes down or sinks in”
- Transliteration
- TE-khat
- Extended
- TEE-khaht
- IPA
- /ˈteː.ħat/
Meaning by language
- English
- goes down or sinks in
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
TE-khat
- clause
TE-khat ge-a-RA ve-me-VIN
- sentence
TE-khat ge-a-RA ve-me-VIN me-ha-KOT ke-SIL me-A
Exegesis
The verse employs the comparative preposition tehat {תֵּ֣חַת | tē-ḥat} “better than” to establish contrast.
In context — Proverbs 17:10
A rebuke penetrates an understanding person more than a hundred lashes do a fool .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 17:10:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 17:10, so the Hebrew word תֵּ֣חַת (tekhat) 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.17.10.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.10.W1.S1) and character.