Proverbs 17:8:5Prov.17.8.W5TAB
אֶֽל־כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֖ר
elkolasher
“to all that or wherever”
- Transliteration
- el-KOL-a-SHER
- Extended
- ehl-KAAL-ah-SHER
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.kɔl.ʔăˈʃɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- to all that or wherever
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-KOL-a-SHER
- clause
el-KOL-a-SHER yif-NE yas-KIL
- sentence
E-ven-KHEN ha-SHO-khad be-e-NE ve-a-LAV el-KOL-a-SHER yif-NE yas-KIL
Exegesis
The relative clause el-kol-asher yipneh {אֶל־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר יִפְנֶה | ʾel kol ʾa-šer yip-pə-nê} indicates unrestricted scope of action.
In context — Proverbs 17:8
A bribe is like a precious stone in the eyes of its owner; wherever he turns, he prospers .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 17:8:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 17:8, so the Hebrew word אֶֽל־כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֖ר (elkolasher) 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.17.8.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.8.W5.S1) and character.