Proverbs 25:27:5Prov.25.27.W5TAB
וְחֵ֖קֶר
vekheker
“and searching out or investigating”
- Transliteration
- ve-KHE-ker
- Extended
- veh-KHEH-kehr
- IPA
- /vəˈħeː.qɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- and searching out or investigating
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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-KHE-ker
- clause
ve-KHE-ker ke-vo-DAM ka-VOD
- sentence
a-KHOL de-VASH har-BOT lo-TOV ve-KHE-ker ke-vo-DAM ka-VOD
Exegesis
In the parallel clause, the conjunction ve- introduces the noun cheqer {חֵקֶר | ḥēqer} and construct phrase kevodam {כְּבֹדָם | kəḇōdām}, followed by the absolute kavod {כָּבוֹד | kāḇōd}, creating a chiastic structure that contrasts physical excess with self-promotion, emphasizing wisdom’s disapproval of both overindulgence and vanity.
Root and etymology
“to search, investigate”
In context — Proverbs 25:27
Eating too much honey is not good, nor is seeking one’s own glory truly honorable.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 25:27:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 25:27, so the Hebrew word וְחֵ֖קֶר (vekheker) 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.25.27.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.25.27.W5.S1) and character.