Proverbs 17:10:4Prov.17.10.W4TAB
מֵהַכּ֖וֹת
mehakot
“more than striking”
- Transliteration
- me-ha-KOT
- Extended
- mee-hah-KOHT
- IPA
- /meː.hakˈkoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- more than striking
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-ha-KOT
- clause
me-ha-KOT ke-SIL me-A
- sentence
TE-khat ge-a-RA ve-me-VIN me-ha-KOT ke-SIL me-A
Exegesis
The second member combines the preposition min prefixed to the hifil infinitive hakot {הַכּ֖וֹת | ha-kôṯ} “striking” and the noun kesil {כְּסִיל | ke-sîl} “fool”, scoped by the numeral meah {מֵאָֽה | mē-’āh} “hundred”. This antithetical parallelism highlights that verbal correction has greater effect on the wise than physical punishment on the foolish. English renders retain the comparative framework while smoothing word order for clarity.
In context — Proverbs 17:10
A rebuke penetrates an understanding person more than a hundred lashes do a fool .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 17:10:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 17:10, so the Hebrew word מֵהַכּ֖וֹת (mehakot) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.10.W4.S1) and character.