Proverbs 18:17:5Prov.18.17.W5TAB
וַחֲקָרֽוֹ׃
vakhakaro
“and examines him”
- Transliteration
- va-kha-ka-RO
- Extended
- vah-hah-kah-ROH
- IPA
- /vaħăqaˈroː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and examines him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
va-kha-ka-RO
- clause
ya-VO-U-va-RE-e-hu va-kha-ka-RO
- sentence
tsa-DIK ha-ri-SHON be-ri-VO ya-VO-U-va-RE-e-hu va-kha-ka-RO
Exegesis
The Piel imperfect in vahaqaro {וַחֲקָרוֹ | vaḥăqārô} ‘and examines him’ emphasizes an intensive inquiry. This adversative parallelism contrasts initial appearance with thorough investigation, rendered in English with “first…but then…” to reflect the Hebrew vav-consecutive and adversative structure.
Root and etymology
Rootḥ-q-r
“to investigate, search”
In context — Proverbs 18:17
The one who is first in his dispute seems just , but then his neighbor comes and examines him .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 18:17:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 18:17, so the Hebrew word וַחֲקָרֽוֹ׃ (vakhakaro) 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.18.17.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.18.17.W5.S1) and character.