Proverbs 17:18:3Prov.17.18.W3TAB
תּוֹקֵ֣עַ
tokea
“strikes or gives”
- Transliteration
- to-KE-a
- Extended
- toh-KEE-ah
- IPA
- /toːˈqeː.aʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- strikes or gives
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
to-KE-a
- clause
a-DAM kha-SAR-LEV to-KE-a KAF
- sentence
a-DAM kha-SAR-LEV to-KE-a KAF o-REV a-ru-BA lif-NE re-E-hu
Exegesis
It continues with the verb phrase toqe'a kaf {תּוֹקֵעַ כָּף | tô-qē-ʻa kaf} ‘strikes hand’, an idiom for sealing an agreement through physical contact.
In context — Proverbs 17:18
A man lacking sense strikes hands and becomes a pledge before his friend.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 17:18:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 17:18, so the Hebrew word תּוֹקֵ֣עַ (tokea) 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.17.18.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.18.W3.S1) and character.