Proverbs 19:1:2Prov.19.1.W2TAB
הוֹלֵ֣ךְ
holekh
“walking”
- Transliteration
- ho-LEKH
- Extended
- hoh-LEEKH
- IPA
- /hoːˈleːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- walking
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ho-LEKH
- clause
TOV-RASH ho-LEKH be-tum-MO
- sentence
TOV-RASH ho-LEKH be-tum-MO me-i-KESH se-fa-TAV ve-HU khe-SIL
Exegesis
The noun rash {רָשׁ | rāš} ‘poor’ appears with the participle holekh {הוֹלֵךְ | hôlêḵ} ‘walking,’ forming a participial clause that specifies the subject’s conduct.
In context — Proverbs 19:1
Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than one whose lips are perverse and who is a fool.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 19:1:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 19:1, so the Hebrew word הוֹלֵ֣ךְ (holekh) 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.19.1.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.19.1.W2.S1) and character.