Proverbs 25:8:7Prov.25.8.W7TAB
בְּהַכְלִ֖ים
behakhlim
“when {one is} humiliating or shaming”
- Transliteration
- be-hakh-LIM
- Extended
- beh-hahkh-LEEM
- IPA
- /bəhaχˈliːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- when {one is} humiliating or shaming
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-hakh-LIM
- clause
be-hakh-LIM OT-kha RE-e-kha
- sentence
al-te-TSE la-RIV ma-HER PEN ma-ta-a-SE be-a-kha-ri-TAH be-hakh-LIM OT-kha RE-e-kha
Exegesis
The temporal phrase beʾacharitah {בְּאַחֲרִיתָהּ | bə·ʾa·ḥă·rî·tāh} ‘in its end’ sets the timeframe, while the Hiphil infinitive construct behaklim {בְּהַכְלִים | bə·haḵ·lî·m} ‘in shaming’ with ʾotkha {אֹתְךָ | ʾōt·kha} marks the effect, and the noun reekha {רֵעֶךָ | ré·ʿe·kha} ‘your companion’ identifies the adversary. The structure moves from prohibition to consequence, highlighting wise restraint in legal proceedings.
Root and etymology
כ־ל־ם
“to shame, disgrace”
In context — Proverbs 25:8
Do not go out hastily to bring a case , lest you not know what to do in the end when your companion brings you to shame .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 25:8:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 25:8, so the Hebrew word בְּהַכְלִ֖ים (behakhlim) 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.25.8.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.25.8.W7.S1) and character.