Proverbs 17:5:3Prov.17.5.W3TAB
חֵרֵ֣ף
kheref
“reproaches or insults”
- Transliteration
- khe-REF
- Extended
- kheh-REEF
- IPA
- /ħeːˈreːf/
Meaning by language
- English
- reproaches or insults
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
khe-REF
- clause
lo-EG la-RASH khe-REF o-SE-hu
- sentence
lo-EG la-RASH khe-REF o-SE-hu sa-ME-akh le-ED LO yi-NA-ke
Exegesis
The perfect verb cheref {חֵרֵף | ḥē-rēp} intensifies the completed act against osehu {עֹשֵׂהוּ | ʿōsēhû} ‘his Maker’.
In context — Proverbs 17:5
Whoever mocks the poor insults his Maker , and whoever rejoices in calamity will not go unpunished .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 17:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 17:5, so the Hebrew word חֵרֵ֣ף (kheref) 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.17.5.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.5.W3.S1) and character.