Proverbs 20:17:5Prov.20.17.W5TAB
וְ֝אַחַ֗ר
veakhar
“and after”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-KHAR
- Extended
- veh-a-KHAR
- IPA
- /və.ʔa.ˈħar/
Meaning by language
- English
- and after
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-a-KHAR
- clause
ve-a-KHAR yim-ma-LE-PI-hu kha-TSATS
- sentence
a-REV la-ISH LE-khem SHA-ker ve-a-KHAR yim-ma-LE-PI-hu kha-TSATS
Exegesis
The conjunction-preposition wə-ʾaḥar {וְאַחַר | wə-ʾaḥar} signals the temporal shift to the result clause.
In context — Proverbs 20:17
Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 20:17:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 20:17, so the Hebrew word וְ֝אַחַ֗ר (veakhar) 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.20.17.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.20.17.W5.S1) and character.