Proverbs 20:25:5Prov.20.25.W5TAB
וְאַחַ֖ר
veakhar
“and after”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-KHAR
- Extended
- veh-a-KHAR
- IPA
- /və.ʔaˈħar/
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 ne-da-RIM le-va-KER
- sentence
mo-KESH a-DAM YA-la KO-desh ve-a-KHAR ne-da-RIM le-va-KER
Exegesis
The conjunction plus preposition wə-ʾă-ḥar {וְאַחַר | wə-ʾă-ḥar} ‘and after’ introduces the Piel infinitive construct lə-băq-qer {לְבַקֵּר | lə-băq-qer} ‘to inquire,’ with nedarim {נְדָרִים | nĕ-ḏā-rîm} ‘vows’ as its object. This two-part structure highlights the peril of hastily declaring something sacred and delaying proper examination.
In context — Proverbs 20:25
It is a snare for a man to say rashly, “It is holy” , and only afterward to inquire into vows.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 20:25:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 20:25, so the Hebrew word וְאַחַ֖ר (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.20.25.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.20.25.W5.S1) and character.