Proverbs 17:22:6Prov.17.22.W6TAB

נְ֝כֵאָ֗ה

nekhea

“stricken or crushed”

Transliteration: ne-KHE-a
Extended: neh-KHEE-ah
IPA: /nəˈχeː.ʔaː/

Meaning by language

English: stricken or crushed

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Result

נְ֝ + כֵ + אָ֗ה

↓

ne + khe + a

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nekhea

Alphabet Analysis

	Nun	n as in new
	Sheva	vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
	Kaf	k with dagesh; kh without
	Tsere	long 'ey' as in they
	Aleph	silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
	Qamets	long 'ah'
	He	h as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

word
ne-KHE-a
phraseyour reading level
ve-RU-akh ne-KHE-a
clause
ve-RU-akh ne-KHE-a te-ya-BESH-ga-REM
sentence
LEV sa-ME-akh yei-TIV ge-HA ve-RU-akh ne-KHE-a te-ya-BESH-ga-REM

Exegesis

The Niphal participle nəḵe’āḥ {נְכֵאָה | nəḵe’āḥ} ‘stricken’ predicates on the spirit, and the Piel imperfect təyabbeš {תְּיַבֵּשׁ | təyabbeš} “dries up” governs gārem {גָּרֶם | gārem} ‘bone’ as its object. This vav-imperfect adversative structure highlights the contrast between joyful flourishing and emotional distress leading to physical decline.

In context — Proverbs 17:22

A rejoicing heart does good like a healing , but a stricken spirit dries up the bone.

About this coordinate

Proverbs 17:22:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 17:22, so the Hebrew word נְ֝כֵאָ֗ה (nekhea) 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.17.22.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.22.W6.S1) and character.

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