Proverbs 23:34:6Prov.23.34.W6TAB
חִבֵּֽל׃
khibbel
“a mast”
- Transliteration
- khib-BEL
- Extended
- kihb-BEEL
- IPA
- /ħibˈbeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- a mast
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
khib-BEL
- phraseyour reading level
be-ROSH khib-BEL
- 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 second simile utilizes be-rosh khibel {בְּרֹאשׁ חִבֵּל | bə-rō-ʾ ḥîḇ-ḇēl} ‘on the top of a mast’, depicting extreme precariousness at a vessel’s highest point.
Root and etymology
ḥ-b-lchet–bet–lamed
“rope, mast”
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 23:34:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 23:34, so the Hebrew word חִבֵּֽל׃ (khibbel) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.23.34.W6.S1) and character.