Proverbs 23:32:2Prov.23.32.W2TAB
כְּנָחָ֣שׁ
kenakhash
“like a serpent”
- Transliteration
- ke-na-KHASH
- Extended
- keh-NAA-KHAASH
- IPA
- /kə.naˈħaːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- like a serpent
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 | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-na-KHASH
- 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 preposition kə {כְּ | kə} ‘like’ introduces two comparative similes: ke-nachash {כְּנָחָשׁ | kə-nā-ḥāš} ‘like a serpent’ and ke-tsif'oni {כְּצִפְעֹנִ֥י | kə-ṣî-pʿō-nî} ‘like a viper’, forming an intensifying parallelism.
Root and etymology
Rootnun–chet–shin
“serpent”
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 23:32:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 23:32, so the Hebrew word כְּנָחָ֣שׁ (kenakhash) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.23.32.W2.S1) and character.