Proverbs 20:11:4Prov.20.11.W4TAB
אִם־זַ֖ךְ
imzakh
“if pure”
- Transliteration
- im-ZAKH
- Extended
- ihm-ZAHKH
- IPA
- /ʔim.ˈzaχ/
Meaning by language
- English
- if pure
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
im-ZAKH
- clause
im-ZAKH ve-im-ya-SHAR pa-o-LO
- sentence
GAM BE-ma-a-la-LAV yi-te-na-ker-NA-ar im-ZAKH ve-im-ya-SHAR pa-o-LO
Exegesis
The conditional particles im {אִם | ʾim} and veim {וְאִם | wə-ʾim} introduce parallel assessments of zakh {זַךְ | zakh} ‘pure’ and yashar {יָשָׁר | yāšār} ‘upright’, reinforcing that both moral cleanliness and ethical integrity reveal character. The translation retains the Hebrew’s adverbial focus and sequential parallelism to mirror the cause–effect structure.
Root and etymology
RootZayin-Kaf-Heh
“pure; clear”
In context — Proverbs 20:11
Also by his deeds a youth is recognized; whether his work is pure and upright .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 20:11:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 20:11, so the Hebrew word אִם־זַ֖ךְ (imzakh) 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.20.11.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.20.11.W4.S1) and character.