Proverbs 23:8:1Prov.23.8.W1TAB
פִּֽתְּךָ־אָכַ֥לְתָּ
pitekhaakhaleta
“your morsel you have eaten”
- Transliteration
- pi-te-kha-a-KHA-le-ta
- Extended
- pih-teh-khaa-aa-KHAH-leh-taa
- IPA
- /pit.xaː.ʔaˈxal.taː/
Meaning by language
- English
- your morsel you have eaten
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pi-te-kha-a-KHA-le-ta
- clause
pi-te-kha-a-KHA-le-ta te-kee-E-na
- sentence
pi-te-kha-a-KHA-le-ta te-kee-E-na ve-shi-KHA-ta de-va-RE-kha ha-ne-i-MIM
Exegesis
The verse begins with the construct phrase pitkha {פִּתְּךָ | piṯ-tə-ḵā} ‘your morsel’, directly linked to akhalta {אָכַלְתָּ | ʾa-kha-lə-ṯā} ‘you have eaten’. This pairing highlights completed consumption before introducing the inevitable result.
Root and etymology
Rootpeh–tav–tav
“piece, morsel”
In context — Proverbs 23:8
The morsel you have eaten you will vomit up, and you will ruin your pleasant words .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 23:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 23:8, so the Hebrew word פִּֽתְּךָ־אָכַ֥לְתָּ (pitekhaakhaleta) 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.23.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.23.8.W1.S1) and character.