Proverbs 27:13:5Prov.27.13.W5TAB
נָכְרִיָּ֣ה
nakheriya
“a foreign woman”
- Transliteration
- na-khe-ri-YA
- Extended
- naa-kheh-ree-YAA
- IPA
- /nɔx.riːˈjaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- a foreign woman
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
na-khe-ri-YA
- phraseyour reading level
na-khe-ri-YA khav-LE-hu
- clause
u-ve-AD na-khe-ri-YA khav-LE-hu
- sentence
KAKH-BIG-DO KI-A-rav ZAR u-ve-AD na-khe-ri-YA khav-LE-hu
Exegesis
The second clause begins with the coordinating vav plus the preposition in uvead {וּבְעַד | ū-və-ʿad} ‘and for,’ introducing nokriyah {נָכְרִיָּה | nāḥrīyyāh} ‘foreign woman’ as its object. This chiastic parallelism underscores the risk of assuming financial responsibility for outsiders and preserves the force of both imperatives.
Root and etymology
Rootnun–kaph–resh
“foreign”
In context — Proverbs 27:13
Take his garment when he has become surety for a stranger, and take a pledge from him for a foreign woman.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 27:13:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 27:13, so the Hebrew word נָכְרִיָּ֣ה (nakheriya) 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.27.13.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.27.13.W5.S1) and character.