Proverbs 25:12:4Prov.25.12.W4TAB
מוֹכִ֥יחַ
mokhiakh
“one who reproves”
- Transliteration
- mo-KHI-akh
- Extended
- moh-KHEE-akh
- IPA
- /moːˈxiː.aħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- one who reproves
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Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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Word in context
- word
mo-KHI-akh
- phraseyour reading level
mo-KHI-akh kha-KHAM
- clause
mo-KHI-akh kha-KHAM al-O-zen sho-MA-at
- sentence
NE-zem za-HAV va-kha-LI-kha-TEM mo-KHI-akh kha-KHAM al-O-zen sho-MA-at
Exegesis
The Hiphil participle mōḵîaḥ {מוֹכִיחַ | mōḵîaḥ} ‘one who reproves’ parallels the Qal participle šōmēa‘ {שֹׁמָעַת | šōmēa‘} ‘listening’ in characteristic wisdom poetry. The vav-conjunction prefixed to ḥălî-kātem emphasizes the second image in the simile. The construct chain ‘ornament of fine gold’ binds two nouns, while the prepositional phrase ʿal ʾōzen šōmēa‘ attaches the action of reproving to a receptive hearer, highlighting the fitting relationship of wise correction and a willing listener.
Root and etymology
י־כ־ח
“to reprove”
In context — Proverbs 25:12
Like a gold earring and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon a listening ear.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 25:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 25:12, so the Hebrew word מוֹכִ֥יחַ (mokhiakh) 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.25.12.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.25.12.W4.S1) and character.