Proverbs 24:29:8Prov.24.29.W8TAB
כְּפָעֳלֽוֹ׃
kefaolo
“according to his deed”
- Transliteration
- ke-fa-o-LO
- Extended
- keh-fah-oh-LOH
- IPA
- /kə.fɑː.ʕɔ̆ˈloː/
Meaning by language
- English
- according to his deed
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Qamets | reduced 'oh' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
ke-fa-o-LO
- phraseyour reading level
la-ISH ke-fa-o-LO
- clause
a-SHIV la-ISH ke-fa-o-LO
- sentence
al-to-MAR ka-a-SHER A-sa-LI KEN e-e-SE-lo a-SHIV la-ISH ke-fa-o-LO
Exegesis
The clause kefo’alo {כְּפָעֳלוֹ | kəp̄āʿôlô} ‘according to his work’ expresses proportional justice. This structure—imperative prohibition followed by reported speech—exemplifies the concise parallelism of Proverbs for moral instruction.
In context — Proverbs 24:29
Do not say, “Just as he did to me, so I will do to him; I will repay the man according to his work .”
About this coordinate
Proverbs 24:29:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Proverbs 24:29, so the Hebrew word כְּפָעֳלֽוֹ׃ (kefaolo) 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.24.29.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.24.29.W8.S1) and character.