Proverbs 18:19:6Prov.18.19.W6TAB
כִּבְרִ֥יחַ
kivriakh
“like a bar”
- Transliteration
- kiv-RI-akh
- Extended
- kihv-REE-akh
- IPA
- /kivˈriːaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- like a bar
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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Word in context
- word
kiv-RI-akh
- phraseyour reading level
kiv-RI-akh ar-MON
- clause
u-me-do-NIM u-mid-ya-NIM kiv-RI-akh ar-MON
- sentence
AKH nif-SHA mik-ki-ryat-OZ u-me-do-NIM u-mid-ya-NIM kiv-RI-akh ar-MON
Exegesis
The simile marker kaf in kivriakh {כִּבְרִיחַ | ki-bri-ʾaḥ} ‘like a bolt’ likens disputes to a physical barrier, culminating in the noun armon {אַרְמֽוֹן | ʾar-mōn} ‘fortress’. This parallel comparative-simile structure underscores the severity of alienation by equating relational rifts with impenetrable fortifications.
Root and etymology
Rootbet–resh–chet
“bar, bolt”
In context — Proverbs 18:19
A brother offended is more unyielding than a strong city; and disputes are like the bars of a fortress .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 18:19:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 18:19, so the Hebrew word כִּבְרִ֥יחַ (kivriakh) 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.18.19.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.18.19.W6.S1) and character.