Proverbs 26:11:1Prov.26.11.W1TAB
כְּ֭כֶלֶב
kekhelev
“like a dog”
- Transliteration
- ke-KHE-lev
- Extended
- keh-KHEH-lehv
- IPA
- /kəˈkɛ.lɛv/
Meaning by language
- English
- like a dog
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-KHE-lev
- clause
ke-KHE-lev SHAV al-KE-o
- sentence
ke-KHE-lev SHAV al-KE-o ke-SIL sho-NE be-i-val-TO
Exegesis
The first clause pairs the noun kekeleb {כְּכֶלֶב | kəḵelēḇ} ‘dog’ with the participle šāḇ {שָׁב | šāḇ} ‘returns’, and the second pairs kesil {כְּסִיל | ḵəśîl} ‘fool’ with šōnēh {שׁוֹנֶה | šōnēh} ‘repeats’.
Root and etymology
RootKaph–Lamed–Bet
“dog”
In context — Proverbs 26:11
As a dog goes back to its vomit , so a fool repeats his folly.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 26:11:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 26:11, so the Hebrew word כְּ֭כֶלֶב (kekhelev) 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.26.11.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.26.11.W1.S1) and character.