Proverbs 17:20:4Prov.17.20.W4TAB
וְנֶהְפָּ֥ךְ
venehpakh
“and overturned”
- Transliteration
- ve-neh-PAKH
- Extended
- veh-neh-PAKH
- IPA
- /vənɛhˈpaːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- and overturned
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-neh-PAKH
- phraseyour reading level
ve-neh-PAKH bil-she-NO
- clause
ve-neh-PAKH bil-she-NO yip-POL be-RA-a
- sentence
i-KESH-LEV LO yim-TSA-TOB ve-neh-PAKH bil-she-NO yip-POL be-RA-a
Exegesis
The prefix wə- on the participle nĕhp̄āk {וְנֶהְפָּךְ | wə-nĕhp̄āk} ‘and-turned’ introduces the second clause.
Root and etymology
h-p-kheh–peh–kaph
“to overturn, turn”
In context — Proverbs 17:20
One who is twisted-of-heart will not find good, and one who is perverse in his tongue will fall into evil .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 17:20:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 17:20, so the Hebrew word וְנֶהְפָּ֥ךְ (venehpakh) 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.17.20.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.20.W4.S1) and character.