Proverbs 23:4:4Prov.23.4.W4TAB
חֲדָֽל׃
khadal
“cease”
- Transliteration
- kha-DAL
- Extended
- khah-DAAL
- IPA
- /ħă.ˈðaːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- cease
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kha-DAL
- clause
mi-BI-na-te-KHA kha-DAL
- sentence
AL-ti-GA le-ha-a-SHIR mi-BI-na-te-KHA kha-DAL
Exegesis
Finally, the Qal imperative khadal {חֲדָל | ḥăḏāl} provides an emphatic conclusion. The verse’s twin prohibitions and parallel structure are mirrored in both reconstructions to preserve the Hebrew’s directive emphasis.
In context — Proverbs 23:4
Do not labor to become rich; from your own understanding desist.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 23:4:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 23:4, so the Hebrew word חֲדָֽל׃ (khadal) 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.23.4.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.23.4.W4.S1) and character.