Proverbs 24:12:5Prov.24.12.W5TAB
הֲֽלֹא־תֹ֘כֵ֤ן
halotokhen
“does not he weigh”
- Transliteration
- ha-lo-TO-khen
- Extended
- hah-loh-TOH-kheen
- IPA
- /hăloː.toːˈxeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- does not he weigh
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ha-lo-TO-khen
- phraseyour reading level
ZE ha-lo-TO-khen
- clause
ZE ha-lo-TO-khen li-BOT hu-ya-VIN ve-no-TSER NA-fe-she-kha HU ye-DA
- sentence
ki-TO-mar HEN lo-ya-DA-e-nu ZE ha-lo-TO-khen li-BOT hu-ya-VIN ve-no-TSER NA-fe-she-kha HU ye-DA ve-he-SHIV le-a-DAM ke-fa-a-LO
Exegesis
The interrogative halōʾ {הֲלֹא | hă-lōʾ} fused with the Qal participle tōḵēn {תֹכֵן | tō-ḵēn} “weighs” forms a rhetorical question emphasizing divine insight.
Root and etymology
t-k-ntav–kaf–nun
“to weigh, measure”
In context — Proverbs 24:12
If you say, “Behold, we did not know this,” does not He who weighs hearts understand? And He who guards your soul —does He not know? And will He not repay each person according to his work?
About this coordinate
Proverbs 24:12:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 24:12, so the Hebrew word הֲֽלֹא־תֹ֘כֵ֤ן (halotokhen) 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.24.12.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.24.12.W5.S1) and character.