Proverbs 22:6:1Prov.22.6.W1TAB
חֲנֹ֣ךְ
khanokh
“Train”
- Transliteration
- kha-NOKH
- Extended
- khah-NOHkh
- IPA
- /ħăˈnoːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- Train
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| 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
kha-NOKH
- clause
kha-NOKH la-NA-ar al-PI dar-KO
- sentence
kha-NOKH la-NA-ar al-PI dar-KO GAM ki-ya-ze-KIN lo-ya-SUR mim-me-NAH
Exegesis
The verse opens with the Piel imperative chanok {חֲנֹךְ | ḥănôḵ} ‘dedicate’, issuing a direct command to la-na'ar {לַנַּעַר | la-na‘ar} ‘the youth’.
Root and etymology
ḥ-n-ḵChet–Nun–Kaf
“to dedicate, train”
In context — Proverbs 22:6
Dedicate a youth according to his way ; even when he grows old, he will not depart from it.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 22:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 22:6, so the Hebrew word חֲנֹ֣ךְ (khanokh) 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.22.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.22.6.W1.S1) and character.