Proverbs 26:9:3Prov.26.9.W3TAB
בְיַד־שִׁכּ֑וֹר
veyadshikor
“in the hand of a drunkard”
- Transliteration
- ve-YAD-shi-KOR
- Extended
- veh-YAHD-shih-KOHR
- IPA
- /vəˈjad.ʃikˈkoːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the hand of a drunkard
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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-YAD-shi-KOR
- 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
Beyad {בְיַד־ | bə-yad} ‘in the hand of’ combines with shikor {שִׁכּ֑וֹר | šik-kôr} ‘drunkard’ to form a locative phrase.
Root and etymology
š-k-rshin–kaf–resh
“to be drunk”
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 26:9:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 26:9, so the Hebrew word בְיַד־שִׁכּ֑וֹר (veyadshikor) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.26.9.W3.S1) and character.