Proverbs 23:28:2Prov.23.28.W2TAB
כְּחֶ֣תֶף
kekhetef
“like a robber”
- Transliteration
- ke-KHE-tef
- Extended
- keh-KHEH-tehf
- IPA
- /kə.ˈħɛ.θɛf/
Meaning by language
- English
- like a robber
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ke-KHE-tef
- clause
af-HI ke-KHE-tef te-e-ROV
- sentence
af-HI ke-KHE-tef te-e-ROV u-vo-ge-DIM be-a-DAM to-SIF
Exegesis
The simile kechetef {כְּחֶ֣תֶף | kə-ḥe-tēp̄} “like a robber” uses the preposition kə for a vivid ambush comparison.
In context — Proverbs 23:28
Also she lies in wait like a robber , and she increases the traitors among men.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 23:28:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 23:28, so the Hebrew word כְּחֶ֣תֶף (kekhetef) 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.23.28.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.23.28.W2.S1) and character.