Proverbs 17:23:2Prov.17.23.W2TAB
מֵ֭חֵיק
mekhek
“from the bosom or from the lap”
- Transliteration
- me-KHEK
- Extended
- meh-KHEEK
- IPA
- /meːˈħeːq/
Meaning by language
- English
- from the bosom or from the lap
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-KHEK
- clause
SHO-khad me-KHEK ra-SHA yik-KAKH
- sentence
SHO-khad me-KHEK ra-SHA yik-KAKH le-hat-TOT AR-khot mish-PAT
Exegesis
The verse begins with shokhad {שֹׁ֣חַד | šō-khaḏ} ‘bribe’ followed by the prepositional phrase me-kheyk {מֵ֭חֵיק | mē-ḥêyk} ‘from the bosom’, conveying clandestine offering.
In context — Proverbs 17:23
A wicked person takes a bribe from the bosom to twist the tracks of justice .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 17:23:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 17:23, so the Hebrew word מֵ֭חֵיק (mekhek) 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.17.23.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.23.W2.S1) and character.