Proverbs 18:14:2Prov.18.14.W2TAB
יְכַלְכֵּ֣ל
yekhalkel
“will sustain”
- Transliteration
- ye-khal-KEL
- Extended
- yeh-khahl-KEHL
- IPA
- /jəχalˈkeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- will sustain
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-khal-KEL
- clause
RU-akh-I-sh ye-khal-KEL ma-kha-LE-hu
- sentence
RU-akh-I-sh ye-khal-KEL ma-kha-LE-hu ve-RU-akh ne-KHE-a MI yis-SA-en-na
Exegesis
This functions as the subject, followed by the verb yekhalkel {יְכַלְכֵּ֣ל | yəḵallēl} ‘will sustain’, taking machalehu {מַחֲלֵ֑הוּ | maḥălêhû} ‘his sickness’ as its direct object.
In context — Proverbs 18:14
The spirit of a man will sustain his sickness; but who can bear a wounded spirit?
About this coordinate
Proverbs 18:14:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 18:14, so the Hebrew word יְכַלְכֵּ֣ל (yekhalkel) 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.18.14.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.18.14.W2.S1) and character.