Proverbs 22:5:2Prov.22.5.W2TAB
פַּ֭חִים
pakhim
“snares”
- Transliteration
- pa-KHIM
- Extended
- pah-KHEEM
- IPA
- /pa.ˈħiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- snares
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pa-KHIM
- clause
tsi-NIM pa-KHIM be-DE-rekh i-KESH
- sentence
tsi-NIM pa-KHIM be-DE-rekh i-KESH sho-MER na-FE-sho yi-re-KHAK me-HEM
Exegesis
The verse opens with two hazards—tsinim {צִנִּים | ṣinnîm} ‘thorns’ and pakhim {פַּחִים | paḥîm} ‘snares’—presented within be-derekh {בְּדֶרֶךְ | be-ḏereḵ} ‘in the way’ of iqqesh {עִקֵּשׁ | ʿiqqēš} ‘the crooked’.
Root and etymology
p-ḥpe–ḥet
“to ensnare”
In context — Proverbs 22:5
Thorns and snares lie in the path of the crooked ; he who guards his soul will stay far from them.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 22:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 22:5, so the Hebrew word פַּ֭חִים (pakhim) 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.22.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.22.5.W2.S1) and character.