Proverbs 17:19:6Prov.17.19.W6TAB
פִּ֝תְח֗וֹ
pitkho
“his doorway or his entrance”
- Transliteration
- PIT-kho
- Extended
- PIHT-khoh
- IPA
- /pitˈħoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his doorway or his entrance
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
PIT-kho
- phraseyour reading level
mag-bi-A PIT-kho
- clause
mag-bi-A PIT-kho me-vak-KESH-sha-VER
- sentence
o-HEV PE-sha o-HEV ma-TSА mag-bi-A PIT-kho me-vak-KESH-sha-VER
Exegesis
In the second clause, the Hifil participle magbiah {מַגְּבִ֥יהַּ | magbîhâ} “he exalts” modifies the construct pitcho {פִּ֝תְח֗וֹ | pitḥō} “his gate” as a metaphor for pride, while the Piel participle mevakesh {מְבַקֶּשׁ | məvak-keš} “he seeks” pairs with shever {שָֽׁבֶר | šāḇer} “destruction” to express inevitable ruin. These Hebrew participial constructions are rendered into English as subject-verb-object to preserve clarity and maintain the verse’s antithetic structure.
Root and etymology
Rootp–t–t
“to break, share”
In context — Proverbs 17:19
Whoever loves transgression loves strife, and whoever exalts his gate seeks destruction.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 17:19:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 17:19, so the Hebrew word פִּ֝תְח֗וֹ (pitkho) 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.17.19.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.19.W6.S1) and character.