Proverbs 23:34:4Prov.23.34.W4TAB
וּ֝כְשֹׁכֵ֗ב
ukeshokhev
“and like one lying down”
- Transliteration
- u-ke-sho-KHEV
- Extended
- OO-keh-shoh-KHEEV
- IPA
- /ukəʃoˈxeːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- and like one lying down
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-ke-sho-KHEV
- clause
u-ke-sho-KHEV be-ROSH khib-BEL
- sentence
ve-ha-yi-TA ke-sho-KHEV be-LEV-YAM u-ke-sho-KHEV be-ROSH khib-BEL
Exegesis
The verse uses two parallel similes introduced by ke-shokhev {כְשֹׁכֵב | kə-šô-ḵêḇ} ‘like lying down’, creating a balanced poetic structure.
In context — Proverbs 23:34
And you will be like one who lies down in the heart of the sea , and like one who lies down on the top of a mast .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 23:34:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 23:34, so the Hebrew word וּ֝כְשֹׁכֵ֗ב (ukeshokhev) 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.23.34.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.23.34.W4.S1) and character.