Proverbs 20:27:5Prov.20.27.W5TAB
חֹ֝פֵ֗שׂ
khofes
“searching”
- Transliteration
- kho-FES
- Extended
- khoh-FEES
- IPA
- /ħoˈfeːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- searching
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kho-FES
- clause
kho-FES kol-kha-de-rei-VA-ten
- sentence
NER Ye-ho-VAH ni-she-MAT a-DAM kho-FES kol-kha-de-rei-VA-ten
Exegesis
The qal participle chofeś {חֹפֵשׂ | ḥōp̄eś} ‘searching’ serves as an active descriptor modifying how the spirit functions.
Root and etymology
ḥ-p-šḥ-p-š
“to search, examine”
In context — Proverbs 20:27
The lamp of the LORD is the spirit of a person, searching all the innermost chambers .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 20:27:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 20:27, so the Hebrew word חֹ֝פֵ֗שׂ (khofes) 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.20.27.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.20.27.W5.S1) and character.