Proverbs 28:15:3Prov.28.15.W3TAB
שׁוֹקֵ֑ק
shokek
“charging”
- Transliteration
- sho-KEK
- Extended
- shoh-KEEK
- IPA
- /ʃoːˈqeːq/
Meaning by language
- English
- charging
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sho-KEK
- clause
a-RI-NO-hem ve-DOV sho-KEK
- sentence
a-RI-NO-hem ve-DOV sho-KEK mo-SHEL ra-SHA AL am-DAL
Exegesis
The verse opens with a simile using ari {אֲרִי | ʾă-rî} ‘lion’ linked by maqqef to nohem {נֹהֵם | nō-hêm} ‘roaring,’ and dov {דֹּב | ḏōwḇ} paired with shoqeq {שׁוֹקֵק | šō-qēq} ‘ranging,’ forming parallel nominal clauses. The Qal active participles nohem and shoqeq express continuous predatory threat.
In context — Proverbs 28:15
Like a roaring lion and a ranging bear, so is a wicked ruler over poor people.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 28:15:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 28:15, so the Hebrew word שׁוֹקֵ֑ק (shokek) 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.28.15.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.28.15.W3.S1) and character.