Proverbs 25:17:1Prov.25.17.W1TAB
הֹקַ֣ר
hokar
“make rare or be sparing”
- Transliteration
- ho-KAR
- Extended
- hoh-KAHR
- IPA
- /hoːˈqar/
Meaning by language
- English
- make rare or be sparing
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ho-KAR
- clause
ho-KAR RAG-le-kha mib-BET RE-e-kha
- sentence
ho-KAR RAG-le-kha mib-BET RE-e-kha pen-yis-BE-a-kha u-se-NE-e-kha
Exegesis
The proverb opens with the hiphil imperative hoqar {הֹקַר | ho-qār} ‘make rare’, expressing causative limitation.
Root and etymology
y-q-ryod–qof–resh
“make rare, precious”
In context — Proverbs 25:17
Make your visits rare at your neighbor’s house, lest he become sated with you and hate you.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 25:17:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 25:17, so the Hebrew word הֹקַ֣ר (hokar) 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.25.17.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.25.17.W1.S1) and character.