Proverbs 20:6:4Prov.20.6.W4TAB
חַסְדּ֑וֹ
khasdo
“his loyalty”
- Transliteration
- khas-DO
- Extended
- khahs-DOH
- IPA
- /ħas.dˈdoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his loyalty
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
khas-DO
- phraseyour reading level
yik-RA ISH khas-DO
- clause
rav-a-DAM yik-RA ISH khas-DO
- sentence
rav-a-DAM yik-RA ISH khas-DO ve-ISH e-mu-NIM MI yim-TSA
Exegesis
The Qal imperfect yikra {יִ֭קְרָא | yiq-rāʾ} conveys habitual action: individuals routinely proclaim their khesed {חַסְדּוֹ | ḥa-səḏ-dô} ‘steadfast love’.
Root and etymology
ḥ-s-dhet–samekh–dalet
“steadfast love, covenant loyalty”
In context — Proverbs 20:6
Many a man will proclaim his own kindness , but a faithful man —who can find?
About this coordinate
Proverbs 20:6:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 20:6, so the Hebrew word חַסְדּ֑וֹ (khasdo) 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.20.6.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.20.6.W4.S1) and character.