Proverbs 24:27:1Prov.24.27.W1TAB
הָ֘כֵ֤ן
hakhen
“prepare”
- Transliteration
- ha-KHEN
- Extended
- haa-KHEEN
- IPA
- /haːˈħeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- prepare
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-KHEN
- clause
ha-KHEN ba-KHUTS me-la-AKH-te-KHA ve-a-TE-da ba-sa-DE LAKH
- sentence
ha-KHEN ba-KHUTS me-la-AKH-te-KHA ve-a-TE-da ba-sa-DE LAKH a-KHAR u-va-NI-ta BE-te-KHA
Exegesis
The proverb begins with the Piel imperative haken {הָ֘כֵ֤ן | hā-ḵên} ‘prepare’, followed by the locative prepositional phrase bachutz {בַּח֨וּץ | ba-ḥûṣ} ‘outside’.
Root and etymology
k-w-nk–w–n
“to establish, make firm”
In context — Proverbs 24:27
Prepare your work outside, and make it ready in the field for yourself; afterward, you shall build your house .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 24:27:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 24:27, so the Hebrew word הָ֘כֵ֤ן (hakhen) 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.24.27.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.24.27.W1.S1) and character.