Proverbs 2:3:7Prov.2.3.W7TAB
קוֹלֶֽךָ׃
kolekha
“your voice”
- Transliteration
- KO-le-kha
- Extended
- KOH-leh-khaa
- IPA
- /ˈqoːlɛxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- your voice
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KO-le-kha
- phraseyour reading level
tit-TEN KO-le-kha
- clause
lat-te-vu-NA tit-TEN KO-le-kha
- sentence
KI IM la-vi-NA tik-RA lat-te-vu-NA tit-TEN KO-le-kha
Exegesis
The possessive noun qolekha {קוֹלֶךָ | qō-le-kāh} ‘your voice’ personalizes the plea. English retains the coordinate structure (“call… and lift up…”) to mirror the Hebrew parallelism and preserve the verse’s rhythmic emphasis.
Root and etymology
q-w-lq-w-l
“voice, sound”
In context — Proverbs 2:3
For if you call for understanding and lift up your voice for discernment ,
About this coordinate
Proverbs 2:3:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 2:3, so the Hebrew word קוֹלֶֽךָ׃ (kolekha) 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.2.3.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.2.3.W7.S1) and character.