Proverbs 24:11:2Prov.24.11.W2TAB

לְקֻחִ֣ים

lekhukhim

those being taken

Transliteration
le-khu-KHIM
Extended
leh-khuh-KHEEM
IPA
/ləquˈħiːm/

Meaning by language

English
those being taken

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
לְ + קֻ + חִ֣ים
le + khu + khim
lekhukhim

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Qofq — deep k, uvular
Qibbutsshort 'oo' as in food
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    le-khu-KHIM

  2. clause

    ha-TSAL le-khu-KHIM la-MA-vet

  3. sentence

    ha-TSAL le-khu-KHIM la-MA-vet u-ma-TIM la-HE-reg im-ta-khSO-kh

Exegesis

The participial phrase lequkhim {לְקֻחִים | lə-qû-ḥîm} ‘those being taken’ pairs with the infinitive lamavet {לַמָּ֑וֶת | la-mā-wêṯ} ‘to death’, forming a directional object complement.

Root and etymology

ל־ק־ח

to take, seize

In contextProverbs 24:11

Rescue those being taken to death, and do not hold back those tottering to the slaughter.

About this coordinate

Proverbs 24:11:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 24:11, so the Hebrew word לְקֻחִ֣ים (lekhukhim) 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.24.11.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.24.11.W2.S1) and character.