Proverbs 20:7:1Prov.20.7.W1TAB
מִתְהַלֵּ֣ךְ
mitehalekh
“walking”
- Transliteration
- mi-te-ha-LEKH
- Extended
- mih-teh-hah-LEEKH
- IPA
- /miθ.halˈleːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- walking
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mi-te-ha-LEKH
- clause
mi-te-ha-LEKH be-tu-MO tsa-DIK
- sentence
mi-te-ha-LEKH be-tu-MO tsa-DIK a-she-REI va-NAV a-kha-RAV
Exegesis
The verse begins with the verb form mit-hallekh {מִתְהַלֵּ֣ךְ | mît-hal-leḵ} ‘ongoing moral conduct’.
In context — Proverbs 20:7
A righteous man who walks in his integrity will have his children blessed after him.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 20:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 20:7, so the Hebrew word מִתְהַלֵּ֣ךְ (mitehalekh) 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.20.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.20.7.W1.S1) and character.