Proverbs 20:14:4Prov.20.14.W4TAB
הַקּוֹנֶ֑ה
hakoneh
“the buyer”
- Transliteration
- ha-ko-NEH
- Extended
- hah-koh-NEH
- IPA
- /haq.qoːˈnɛ/
Meaning by language
- English
- the buyer
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-ko-NEH
- clause
RA RA yo-MAR ha-ko-NEH
- sentence
RA RA yo-MAR ha-ko-NEH ve-o-ZEL LO AZ yi-te-ha-LAL
Exegesis
The participle ha-qoneh {הַקּוֹנֶה | hä-qō-nēh} names the speaker, while the vav-conjunctive participle ve-ozel {וְאֹזֵל | wə-’ō-zēl} forms a sequential temporal clause with az {אָז | ōz} marking the transition.
Root and etymology
ק־נ־ה
“to acquire, buy”
In context — Proverbs 20:14
“Bad , bad,” says the buyer; then as he goes on his way, he boasts .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 20:14:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 20:14, so the Hebrew word הַקּוֹנֶ֑ה (hakoneh) 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.20.14.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.20.14.W4.S1) and character.