Proverbs 21:5:4Prov.21.5.W4TAB
וְכָל־אָ֝֗ץ
vekholats
“and every hasty one”
- Transliteration
- ve-KHOL-ATS
- Extended
- veh-KHOL-AATS
- IPA
- /vəxɔl.ˈʔaːts/
Meaning by language
- English
- and every hasty one
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tsade Sofit | final form of Tsade — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-KHOL-ATS
- clause
ve-KHOL-ATS akh-le-mach-SOR
- sentence
mach-she-VOT kha-RUTS akh-le-mo-TAR ve-KHOL-ATS akh-le-mach-SOR
Exegesis
In the parallel clause the prefixed expression we-kol-atz {וְכָל-אָ֝֗ץ | wə-ḵōl-āṣ} ‘and every hasty one’ pairs with akh-le-machsor {אַךְ-לְמַחְסֽוֹר | ʾăḵ-lə-maḥ-sôr} ‘only to lack’ to complete the contrast. The chiastic arrangement and repetition of the particle akh create emphasis on the inevitability of these outcomes, and the English uses “but” to signal the stark opposition.
In context — Proverbs 21:5
The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who acts hastily comes only to lack.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 21:5:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 21:5, so the Hebrew word וְכָל־אָ֝֗ץ (vekholats) 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.21.5.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.21.5.W4.S1) and character.