Proverbs 28:1:5Prov.28.1.W5TAB
כִּכְפִ֥יר
khikhefir
“like a young lion”
- Transliteration
- khi-khe-FIR
- Extended
- kih-kheh-FEER
- IPA
- /kit͡xiːˈfiːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- like a young lion
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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Word in context
- word
khi-khe-FIR
- phraseyour reading level
khi-khe-FIR yiv-TAKH
- clause
ve-tsa-di-KIM khi-khe-FIR yiv-TAKH
- sentence
NA-su ve-EN-ro-DEF ra-SHA ve-tsa-di-KIM khi-khe-FIR yiv-TAKH
Exegesis
The comparative particle ki {כִּ | kî} with kephir {כִּכְפִ֥יר | kĕ-pîr} ‘young lion’ creates a vivid simile of boldness.
Root and etymology
Rootkaf–pe–resh
“young lion”
In context — Proverbs 28:1
The wicked flee when no one pursues them, but the righteous are confident like a young lion .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 28:1:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 28:1, so the Hebrew word כִּכְפִ֥יר (khikhefir) 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.28.1.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.28.1.W5.S1) and character.