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
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Vowels (Niqqud)
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
be-LO-E-KHA
- clause
ve-sa-me-TA sa-KIN be-LO-E-KHA
- sentence
ve-sa-me-TA sa-KIN be-LO-E-KHA im-BA-al NE-fesh A-ta
In context — Proverbs 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.