Proverbs 26:11:3Prov.26.11.W3TAB
עַל־קֵא֑וֹ
alkeo
“to his vomit”
- Transliteration
- al-KE-o
- Extended
- ahl-KEE-oh
- IPA
- /ʕal.qeːˈʔoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to his vomit
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-KE-o
- 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
Their objects—qēʾō {קֵאוֹ | qēʾō} ‘vomit’ governed by al {עַל | ʿal} ‘upon’, and ivvalto {אִוַּלְתּוֹ | ʾivvalᵗō} ‘folly’ governed by be {בְּ | bə} ‘in’—delineate the physical versus moral spheres. The chiastic reversal and repeated action emphasize the inescapable cycle of self-defeating behavior.
In context — Proverbs 26:11
As a dog goes back to its vomit , so a fool repeats his folly.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 26:11:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 26:11, so the Hebrew word עַל־קֵא֑וֹ (alkeo) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.26.11.W3.S1) and character.