Proverbs 19:6:4Prov.19.6.W4TAB
וְכָל־הָ֝רֵ֗עַ
vekholharea
“and every friend”
- Transliteration
- ve-KHOL-ha-RE-a
- Extended
- veh-KHOL-haa-REE-ah
- IPA
- /wəˈxɔl.haːˈreː.ʕaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and every friend
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 | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-KHOL-ha-RE-a
- clause
ve-KHOL-ha-RE-a le-ISH mat-TAN
- sentence
ra-BIM ye-khal-LU pe-NE-NA-div ve-KHOL-ha-RE-a le-ISH mat-TAN
Exegesis
A vav-conjunction introduces the second clause, where kol-harea {וְכָל־הָרֵעַ | wə-kol hā-rê-ʿaʿ} ‘and every friend’ functions as the subject and the prepositional phrase le-ʼish mattan {לְאִישׁ מַתָּן | lə-ʼîš mat-tān} ‘to a man of gift’ expresses affiliation. The parallel structure underscores the social principle that generosity breeds personal connections, preserved by rendering ‘seek the favor of’ and ‘is a friend to.’
Root and etymology
r-ʿ-hresh–ayin–heh
“companion, friend”
In context — Proverbs 19:6
Many seek the favor of a generous person, and everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 19:6:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 19:6, so the Hebrew word וְכָל־הָ֝רֵ֗עַ (vekholharea) 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.19.6.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.19.6.W4.S1) and character.