Proverbs 23:35:8Prov.23.35.W8TAB
אֲבַקְשֶׁ֥נּוּ
avakeshenu
“I will seek it”
- Transliteration
- a-va-ke-SHE-nu
- Extended
- ah-vah-keh-SHEH-noo
- IPA
- /ʔă.va.qəˈʃɛnːuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I will seek it
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-va-ke-SHE-nu
- phraseyour reading level
a-va-ke-SHE-nu OD
- clause
o-SIF a-va-ke-SHE-nu OD
- sentence
hi-KU-ni bal-kha-li-TI ha-la-MU-ni bal-ya-DA-et-ti ma-TAI a-KITS o-SIF a-va-ke-SHE-nu OD
Exegesis
The sequential imperfects osif {אוֹסִ֗יף | ʾôsîp̄} and avakshenu {אֲבַקְשֶׁ֥נּוּ | ʾăvaqšenû} then express the speaker’s repeated volition, underscoring the cyclical compulsion. Hebrew parallelism and verb aspects highlight the stubborn cycle of intoxication and obliviousness.
Root and etymology
b-q-shbet–qoph–shin
“to seek”
In context — Proverbs 23:35
They struck me, but I was not sick; they beat me, yet I did not know it. When shall I awake ? I will add, and I will seek it again .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 23:35:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Proverbs 23:35, so the Hebrew word אֲבַקְשֶׁ֥נּוּ (avakeshenu) 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.23.35.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.23.35.W8.S1) and character.