Proverbs 25:15:6Prov.25.15.W6TAB
רַ֝כָּ֗ה
raka
“soft or gentle”
- Transliteration
- ra-KA
- Extended
- rah-KAA
- IPA
- /rakˈkaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- soft or gentle
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ra-KA
- phraseyour reading level
ve-la-SHON ra-KA
- clause
ve-la-SHON ra-KA tish-be-BA-R-ga-REM
- sentence
be-O-rekh a-PA-yim ye-fu-TE ka-TSIN ve-la-SHON ra-KA tish-be-BA-R-ga-REM
Exegesis
In the second clause velashon rakkah {וְלָשׁוֹן רַכָּה | və-lā-šōn ra-kā́} ‘and a soft tongue’ serves as the feminine subject of the Qal imperfect tishbar {תִּשְׁבָּר | tiš-bár} ‘will break,’ with garem {גָּרֶם | gá-rēm} ‘bone’ as its direct object. The maqqef linking tishbar-garem underscores the unity of the breaking action while the parallelism contrasts subtle persuasion with latent force.
Root and etymology
r-k-hresh–kaf–he
“soft”
In context — Proverbs 25:15
By patience , a ruler is persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 25:15:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 25:15, so the Hebrew word רַ֝כָּ֗ה (raka) 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.25.15.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.25.15.W6.S1) and character.