Proverbs 27:13:6Prov.27.13.W6TAB
חַבְלֵֽהוּ׃
khavlehu
“take him as a pledge”
- Transliteration
- khav-LE-hu
- Extended
- khahv-LEE-hoo
- IPA
- /ħavˈleːhuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- take him as a pledge
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Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
khav-LE-hu
- 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 verse comprises two parallel imperatives introduced by the Qal imperative kach {קַח | qaḥ} ‘take’ and the Piel imperative khavlehu {חַבְלֵהוּ | ḥablēhû} ‘hold him as pledge,’ forming a legal admonition.
Root and etymology
Rootchet–bet–lamed
“to bind”
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 27:13:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 27:13, so the Hebrew word חַבְלֵֽהוּ׃ (khavlehu) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.27.13.W6.S1) and character.