Proverbs 23:6:2Prov.23.6.W2TAB
אֶת־לֶ֭חֶם
etlekhem
“the bread of”
- Transliteration
- et-LE-khem
- Extended
- EHT-LEH-khem
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ˈlɛħɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the bread of
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Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-LE-khem
- phraseyour reading level
et-LE-khem RA A-yin
- clause
al-ti-le-KHAM et-LE-khem RA A-yin
- sentence
al-ti-le-KHAM et-LE-khem RA A-yin ve-AL-tit-AV tit-AV le-MA-te-A-mo-TAV
Exegesis
In the first clause the verb tilḥam {תִּלְחַ֗ם | tilḥam} literally ‘fight’ appears with the object et-leḥem ra‘ ayin {אֶת־לֶחֶם רַע עָיִן | ʾet-leḥem raʿ ʿayin}, forming the idiom ‘eat the bread of one with a stingy eye’, where raʿ ʿayin functions as a genitive expressing begrudging generosity.
Root and etymology
l-ḥ-mlamed–ḥet–mem
“food, bread”
In context — Proverbs 23:6
Do not eat the bread of one with an evil eye , and do not crave his delicacies .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 23:6:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 23:6, so the Hebrew word אֶת־לֶ֭חֶם (etlekhem) 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.23.6.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.23.6.W2.S1) and character.