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
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-kab-BEL
- clause
she-MA E-TSA ve-kab-BEL mu-SAR
- 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 context — Proverbs 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.