Proverbs 27:4:1Prov.27.4.W1TAB
אַכְזְרִיּ֣וּת
akhzeriyut
“cruelty”
- Transliteration
- akh-ze-ri-YUT
- Extended
- ahkh-zeh-ri-YOOT
- IPA
- /ʔax.zə.riˈjuːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- cruelty
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| 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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
akh-ze-ri-YUT
- clause
akh-ze-ri-YUT khe-MA ve-SHE-tef AF
- sentence
akh-ze-ri-YUT khe-MA ve-SHE-tef AF u-MI ya-a-MOD lif-NE kin-E
Exegesis
The verse opens with synonymous parallelism between akhzeryut {אַכְזְרִיּוּת | ʾăḵzrîyût} ‘cruelty’ and khemah {חֵמָה | ḥê·mâ} ‘wrath,’ emphasizing severity.
Root and etymology
RootAleph–Kaf–Zayin–Resh
“to be cruel, merciless”
In context — Proverbs 27:4
Wrath is cruel, and anger is a flood ; but who can stand before jealousy?
About this coordinate
Proverbs 27:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 27:4, so the Hebrew word אַכְזְרִיּ֣וּת (akhzeriyut) 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.27.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.27.4.W1.S1) and character.