Proverbs 20:16:6Prov.20.16.W6TAB
נָכְרִיָּ֣ה
nakheriya
“a foreign woman”
- Transliteration
- na-khe-ri-YA
- Extended
- naa-khe-REE-YAA
- IPA
- /naːxə.riːˈjaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- a foreign woman
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
na-khe-ri-YA
- phraseyour reading level
na-khe-RIM na-khe-ri-YA kha-ve-LE-hu
- clause
u-ve-AD na-khe-RIM na-khe-ri-YA kha-ve-LE-hu
- sentence
le-KAKH-bi-ge-DO KI-a-RAV ZAR u-ve-AD na-khe-RIM na-khe-ri-YA kha-ve-LE-hu
In context — Proverbs 20:16
Take his garment if he becomes surety for a stranger, and on behalf of foreigners hold him as a pledge .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 20:16:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 20:16, so the Hebrew word נָכְרִיָּ֣ה (nakheriya) 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.20.16.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.20.16.W6.S1) and character.