Proverbs 25:17:2Prov.25.17.W2TAB
רַ֭גְלְךָ
raglekha
“your foot”
- Transliteration
- RAG-le-kha
- Extended
- RAG-eh-leh-khaa
- IPA
- /ˈraɣ.lə.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- your foot
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
RAG-le-kha
- 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 noun raglekha {רַגְלְךָ | rag-lə-ḵā} ‘your foot’ functions metonymically for personal visits.
Root and etymology
r-g-lresh–gimel–lamed
“foot, step”
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 25:17:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 25:17, so the Hebrew word רַ֭גְלְךָ (raglekha) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.25.17.W2.S1) and character.