Proverbs 20:13:4Prov.20.13.W4TAB
פְּקַ֖ח
pekakh
“open”
- Transliteration
- pe-KAKH
- Extended
- peh-KAHKH
- IPA
- /pəˈqaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- open
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pe-KAKH
- clause
pe-KAKH e-NE-kha se-va-LA-khem
- sentence
al-te-e-HAV she-NA pen-ti-va-RESH pe-KAKH e-NE-kha se-va-LA-khem
Exegesis
This is followed by the imperative peqach {פְּקַח | pəqāḥ} ‘open!’
Root and etymology
p-q-ḥpe–qof–ḥet
“to open, to be alert”
In context — Proverbs 20:13
Do not love sleep , or you will become poor; open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with bread .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 20:13:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 20:13, so the Hebrew word פְּקַ֖ח (pekakh) 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.20.13.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.20.13.W4.S1) and character.