Proverbs 20:28:5Prov.20.28.W5TAB
בַּחֶ֣סֶד
bakhesed
“by steadfast love”
- Transliteration
- ba-KHE-sed
- Extended
- bah-KHEH-sehd
- IPA
- /ba.ˈħɛ.sɛd/
Meaning by language
- English
- by steadfast love
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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Word in context
- word
ba-KHE-sed
- phraseyour reading level
ba-KHE-sed kis-e-O
- clause
ve-sa-AD ba-KHE-sed kis-e-O
- sentence
KHE-sed ve-E-met yit-tse-ru-ME-lekh ve-sa-AD ba-KHE-sed kis-e-O
Exegesis
The conjunction ve {וְ | wə} introduces the second clause containing the Qal perfect verb sa’ad {סָעַד | sā·ʿaḏ} ‘he supports’ plus the instrumental phrase ba-chesed {בַּחֶסֶד | ba-ḥeṣed} ‘by loyalty’ modifying kis’o {כִּסְאֽוֹ | kisʼô} ‘his throne’. In the formal translation the passive rendering “is upheld” highlights the causal force of chesed and emet in sustaining royal authority. The parallel syntax emphasizes how these virtues both establish and maintain the king’s reign.
Root and etymology
“steadfast love”
In context — Proverbs 20:28
Loyalty and truth preserve the king, and his throne is upheld by loyalty.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 20:28:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 20:28, so the Hebrew word בַּחֶ֣סֶד (bakhesed) 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.20.28.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.20.28.W5.S1) and character.