Proverbs 24:20:3Prov.24.20.W3TAB
אַחֲרִ֣ית
akharit
“an end or future”
- Transliteration
- a-kha-riT
- Extended
- ah-khah-riHT
- IPA
- /ʔa.ħaˈriːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- an end or future
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-kha-riT
- clause
KI LO-ti-he-YE a-kha-riT la-RA
- sentence
KI LO-ti-he-YE a-kha-riT la-RA NER re-sha-IM yid-AKH
Exegesis
The subject akharit {אַחֲרִית | ʾaḥărîṯ} ‘end’ is governed by the prepositional phrase lara {לָרָע | lārāʿ} ‘for the evil one.’
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–chet–resh
“last part”
In context — Proverbs 24:20
There will be no destiny for the evil one, and the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 24:20:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 24:20, so the Hebrew word אַחֲרִ֣ית (akharit) 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.24.20.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.24.20.W3.S1) and character.