Proverbs 22:14:1Prov.22.14.W1TAB
שׁוּחָ֣ה
shukha
“a pit”
- Transliteration
- shu-KHA
- Extended
- shoo-KHAA
- IPA
- /ʃu.ˈħaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- a pit
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
shu-KHA
- clause
shu-KHA A-mu-ka PI za-ROT
- sentence
shu-KHA A-mu-ka PI za-ROT ze-UM Ye-ho-VAH yi-pol-yi-pal-SHAM
Exegesis
The verse begins with the equative nominal clause shukhah {שׁוּחָ֣ה | šû-ḥāh} ‘pit’ and the qualifying adjective amuqah {עֲ֭מֻקָּה | ă-mūq-āh} ‘deep’, forming a vivid metaphor of danger.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–vav–chet
“pit, sink down”
In context — Proverbs 22:14
The mouth of forbidden women is a deep pit ; he who is abhorred by the LORD will fall there.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 22:14:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 22:14, so the Hebrew word שׁוּחָ֣ה (shukha) 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.22.14.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.22.14.W1.S1) and character.