Proverbs 2:7:6Prov.2.7.W6TAB

לְהֹ֣לְכֵי

leholkhe

for the ones walking

Transliteration
le-HOL-khe
Extended
leh-HOHL-khee
IPA
/ləhoːlˈxeː/

Meaning by language

English
for the ones walking

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
לְ + הֹ֣לְ + כֵי
le + hol + khe
leholkhe

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Lamedl as in law
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Word in context

  1. word

    le-HOL-khe

  2. phraseyour reading level

    le-HOL-khe TOM

  3. clause

    ma-GEN le-HOL-khe TOM

  4. sentence

    ve-tsa-FAN yits-POHN la-ye-sha-RIM tu-shi-YA ma-GEN le-HOL-khe TOM

Exegesis

The noun tushiyyah {תּוּשִׁיָּה | tūšîyyāh} ‘sound wisdom’ pairs with magen {מָגֵן | māgēn} ‘shield’ to form a nominal parallelism, with the participle le-holekhei tom {לְהֹלְכֵי תֹם | lə-hō-lĕ-ḵê tōm} ‘to those who walk in integrity’ specifying scope. The balanced structure underscores both the provision of wisdom and moral protection.

In contextProverbs 2:7

He keeps sound wisdom in store for the upright ; He becomes a shield for those who walk in integrity.

About this coordinate

Proverbs 2:7:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 2:7, so the Hebrew word לְהֹ֣לְכֵי (leholkhe) 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.2.7.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.2.7.W6.S1) and character.