Proverbs 27:17:3Prov.27.17.W3TAB
יָ֑חַד
yakhad
“it is sharpened or is made keen”
- Transliteration
- YA-khad
- Extended
- YAA-khahd
- IPA
- /ˈjaːħad/
Meaning by language
- English
- it is sharpened or is made keen
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
YA-khad
- clause
bar-ZEL be-var-ZEL YA-khad
- sentence
bar-ZEL be-var-ZEL YA-khad ve-ISH ya-KHAD pe-NE-RE-e-HU
Exegesis
The imperfect verb yachad {יָ֑חַד | yā-ḥaḏ} ‘he sharpens’ appears twice to indicate ongoing reciprocal action in both a metal and a human context.
Root and etymology
y-ch-d
“to sharpen, make keen”
In context — Proverbs 27:17
Iron sharpens iron, and a man sharpens the face of his friend .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 27:17:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 27:17, so the Hebrew word יָ֑חַד (yakhad) 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.27.17.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.27.17.W3.S1) and character.