Proverbs 25:18:2Prov.25.18.W2TAB
וְ֭חֶרֶב
vekherev
“and a sword”
- Transliteration
- ve-KHE-rev
- Extended
- veh-KHEH-rehv
- IPA
- /wəˈħɛ.rɛv/
Meaning by language
- English
- and a sword
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-KHE-rev
- clause
me-FITS ve-KHE-rev ve-KHETS sha-NUN
- sentence
me-FITS ve-KHE-rev ve-KHETS sha-NUN ISH O-ne ve-re-E-HU ED sha-KER
Exegesis
The verse opens with a metaphorical triad of destructive instruments introduced by mefits {מֵפִיץ | mêpîṣ} ‘one who shatters’, followed by kherev {חֶרֶב | ḥereḇ} ‘sword’ and khets shanun {חֵץ שָׁנוּן | ḥēṣ šānûn} ‘sharp arrow’. This phrase functions as the predicate complement in an equative clause.
Root and etymology
ḥ-r-bchet–resh–bet
“sword, destruction”
In context — Proverbs 25:18
A man who bears false witness against his neighbor is like a breaker , a sword, and a sharp arrow.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 25:18:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 25:18, so the Hebrew word וְ֭חֶרֶב (vekherev) 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.25.18.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.25.18.W2.S1) and character.