Proverbs 26:9:1Prov.26.9.W1TAB
ח֭וֹחַ
khoakh
“a thorn”
- Transliteration
- KHO-akh
- Extended
- KHOH-akh
- IPA
- /ˈħoːaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- a thorn
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KHO-akh
- clause
KHO-akh a-LA ve-YAD-shi-KOR
- sentence
KHO-akh a-LA ve-YAD-shi-KOR u-ma-SHAL be-FI khe-si-LIM
Exegesis
The verse begins with the noun choach {ח֭וֹחַ | ḥō-aḥ} ‘thorn’ followed by the verb alah {עָלָ֣ה | ʿā-lāh} ‘went up’, exhibiting a VSO order.
Root and etymology
ḥ-v-ḥhet–vav–het
“thorn, bramble”
In context — Proverbs 26:9
Like a thorn rising into the hand of a drunkard , so does a proverb lodge in the mouth of fools.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 26:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 26:9, so the Hebrew word ח֭וֹחַ (khoakh) 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.26.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.26.9.W1.S1) and character.