Proverbs 23:32:1Prov.23.32.W1TAB
אַ֭חֲרִיתוֹ
akharito
“its end”
- Transliteration
- a-kha-ri-TO
- Extended
- ah-khah-RIH-TOH
- IPA
- /ʔa.ħă.riˈtoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- its end
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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-kha-ri-TO
- clause
a-kha-ri-TO ke-na-KHASH yi-SHAKH
- sentence
a-kha-ri-TO ke-na-KHASH yi-SHAKH u-khe-tsi-fe-o-NI ya-fe-RESH
Exegesis
The verse begins with the noun acharito {אַ֭חֲרִיתוֹ | ʾă-ḥărîṯô} ‘its end’, setting a temporal focus on final consequence.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–chet–resh
“end”
In context — Proverbs 23:32
Its end will be like a serpent—it will bite, and like a viper , it will sting.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 23:32:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 23:32, so the Hebrew word אַ֭חֲרִיתוֹ (akharito) 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.23.32.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.23.32.W1.S1) and character.