Proverbs 23:16:2Prov.23.16.W2TAB
כִלְיוֹתָ֑י
khilyotai
“my kidneys”
- Transliteration
- khil-yo-TAI
- Extended
- kihl-yoh-TAI
- IPA
- /xil.joˈtaːj/
Meaning by language
- English
- my kidneys
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
khil-yo-TAI
- clause
ve-ta-E-LO-ze-na khil-yo-TAI
- sentence
ve-ta-E-LO-ze-na khil-yo-TAI be-da-BER se-fa-TE-kha mei-sha-RIM
Exegesis
The verb vetaalozna {וְתַעְלֹ֥זְנָה | wə-ṭa-ʿă-lōz-nā} ‘and they will rejoice’ functions as a jussive-imperative-like future form expressing hopeful fulfillment, and its action attaches to the noun kilyotai {כִלְיוֹתָ֑י | kil-yō-wṯāy} ‘my kidneys’, which stands in metonymically for deep emotions.
In context — Proverbs 23:16
And my inner being will rejoice when your lips speak what is upright .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 23:16:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 23:16, so the Hebrew word כִלְיוֹתָ֑י (khilyotai) 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.23.16.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.23.16.W2.S1) and character.