Proverbs 23:18:3Prov.23.18.W3TAB
אַחֲרִ֑ית
akharit
“a future”
- Transliteration
- a-kha-RIT
- Extended
- ah-khah-REET
- IPA
- /ʔa.ħăˈriːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- a future
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-kha-RIT
- clause
KI im-YESH a-kha-RIT
- sentence
KI im-YESH a-kha-RIT ve-tik-va-te-KHA LO ti-ka-RET
Exegesis
The existential yesh {יֵשׁ | yēš} affirms the reality of an acharit {אַחֲרִית | ʾăḥă-rîṯ} ‘end’, forming a nominal clause.
Root and etymology
ʾ-ḥ-raleph–chet–resh
“back, end, outcome”
In context — Proverbs 23:18
For surely there is an end , and your hope will not be cut off.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 23:18:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 23:18, so the Hebrew word אַחֲרִ֑ית (akharit) 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.23.18.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.23.18.W3.S1) and character.