Proverbs 23:2:3Prov.23.2.W3TAB

בְּלֹעֶ֑ךָ

beloekha

to your throat

Transliteration
be-LO-E-KHA
Extended
beh-LOH-EH-KHAA
IPA
/bəloˈʕɛxaː/

Meaning by language

English
to your throat

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
בְּ + לֹ + עֶ֑ + ךָ
be + lo + e + kha
beloekha

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Lamedl as in law
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Kaf Sofitfinal form of Kaf — at word end
Qametslong 'ah'

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Word in context

  1. word

    be-LO-E-KHA

  2. clause

    ve-sa-me-TA sa-KIN be-LO-E-KHA

  3. sentence

    ve-sa-me-TA sa-KIN be-LO-E-KHA im-BA-al NE-fesh A-ta

In contextProverbs 23:2

And you must put a knife to your throat if you are a master of appetite .

About this coordinate

Proverbs 23:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 23:2, so the Hebrew word בְּלֹעֶ֑ךָ (beloekha) 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.23.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.23.2.W3.S1) and character.