Proverbs 19:20:3Prov.19.20.W3TAB

וְקַבֵּ֣ל

vekabbel

and accept or receive

Transliteration
ve-kab-BEL
Extended
veh-kahb-BEHL
IPA
/vəqabˈbeːl/

Meaning by language

English
and accept or receive

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וְ + קַב + בֵּ֣ל
ve + kab + bel
vekabbel

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Qofq — deep k, uvular
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Lamedl as in law

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-kab-BEL

  2. clause

    she-MA E-TSA ve-kab-BEL mu-SAR

  3. sentence

    she-MA E-TSA ve-kab-BEL mu-SAR le-MA-an te-khe-KAM be-a-kha-ri-TE-kha

Exegesis

The verse opens with two coordinated imperatives shema {שְׁמַע | šəmāʿ} ‘hear’ and veqabel {וְקַבֵּל | wə-qabbēl} ‘and receive’, which intensifies the exhortation to responsiveness.

In contextProverbs 19:20

Hear counsel and receive discipline , so that you may become wise in your final outcome.

About this coordinate

Proverbs 19:20:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 19:20, so the Hebrew word וְקַבֵּ֣ל (vekabbel) 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.19.20.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.19.20.W3.S1) and character.