Proverbs 21:2:4Prov.21.2.W4TAB
וְתֹכֵ֖ן
vetokhen
“and weighs”
- Transliteration
- ve-to-KHEN
- Extended
- veh-toh-KHEEN
- IPA
- /vətoˈxeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- and weighs
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ve-to-KHEN
- clause
ve-to-KHEN lib-BOT Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
kal-de-rekh-ISH ya-SHAR be-E-NAV ve-to-KHEN lib-BOT Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The adversative conjunction vav in ve-tokhen {וְתֹכֵן | wə-ṯō-ḵēn} ‘weighs’ introduces the antithesis.
In context — Proverbs 21:2
A person regards every way as right in his own eyes, but the LORD weighs the hearts .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 21:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 21:2, so the Hebrew word וְתֹכֵ֖ן (vetokhen) 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.21.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.21.2.W4.S1) and character.