Proverbs 17:11:4Prov.17.11.W4TAB
אַ֝כְזָרִ֗י
akhzari
“cruel”
- Transliteration
- akh-za-RI
- Extended
- ahkh-zah-REE
- IPA
- /ʔax.zaːˈriː/
Meaning by language
- English
- cruel
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
akh-za-RI
- phraseyour reading level
u-mal-AKH akh-za-RI
- clause
u-mal-AKH akh-za-RI ye-shul-LAKH-BO
- sentence
akh-me-RI ye-vak-KESH-RA u-mal-AKH akh-za-RI ye-shul-LAKH-BO
Exegesis
The conjunction ū {וּ | ū} introduces a parallel clause with the noun–adjective pair mālā’kh ʾakẖzārî {מַלְאָךְ אַכְזָרִי | mālā’ḵ ʾakẖzārî}, preserving Hebrew word order.
Root and etymology
ʾ-kh-z-raleph–kaf–zayin–resh
“cruel”
In context — Proverbs 17:11
Surely an evil person seeks only rebellion, and a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 17:11:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 17:11, so the Hebrew word אַ֝כְזָרִ֗י (akhzari) 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.17.11.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.11.W4.S1) and character.