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

Result
בְ + יַד + שִׁ + כּ֑וֹר
ve + yad + shi + kor
veyadshikor

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Daletd as in door
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Reshr guttural, like the French r

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-YAD-shi-KOR

  2. clause

    KHO-akh a-LA ve-YAD-shi-KOR

  3. 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 contextProverbs 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.