Proverbs 24:25:1Prov.24.25.W1TAB
וְלַמּוֹכִיחִ֥ים
velammokhikhim
“and to the ones rebuking”
- Transliteration
- ve-lam-mo-khi-KHIM
- Extended
- veh-lahm-moh-khee-KHEEM
- IPA
- /vəlammɔːxiˈħiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and to the ones rebuking
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-lam-mo-khi-KHIM
- clause
ve-lam-mo-khi-KHIM yin-AM
- sentence
ve-lam-mo-khi-KHIM yin-AM va-a-le-HEM ta-VO bir-kat-TOOV
Exegesis
The first clause opens with ve-la-mokhichim {וְלַמּוֹכִיחִים | wə-lammō-ḵî-ḥîm} ‘to reprovers’, followed by the imperfect predicate yinam {יִנְעָם | yīn-ʿām} ‘it will be pleasant’.
Root and etymology
Rooty-kh-ch
“to reprove”
In context — Proverbs 24:25
But it will be pleasant for those who reprove , and upon them a blessing of good will come .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 24:25:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 24:25, so the Hebrew word וְלַמּוֹכִיחִ֥ים (velammokhikhim) 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.24.25.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.24.25.W1.S1) and character.