Proverbs 28:23:1Prov.28.23.W1TAB
מ֘וֹכִ֤יחַ
mokhiakh
“one rebuking”
- Transliteration
- mo-KHI-akh
- Extended
- moh-KHEE-akh
- IPA
- /moːˈxiː.aħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- one rebuking
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mo-KHI-akh
- clause
mo-KHI-akh a-DAM a-kha-RAI KHEN yim-TS A
- sentence
mo-KHI-akh a-DAM a-kha-RAI KHEN yim-TS A mim-ma-kha-LIK la-SHON
Exegesis
The verse opens with the Hiphil participle mochiakh {מ֘וֹכִ֤יחַ | mō-kî-ăḥ} ‘one who reproves’, functioning as a verbal noun and subject.
Root and etymology
y-kh-chyod–kaf–cheth
“to reproach, correct”
In context — Proverbs 28:23
One who reproves a man will afterward find favor more than one who flatters the tongue .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 28:23:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 28:23, so the Hebrew word מ֘וֹכִ֤יחַ (mokhiakh) 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.28.23.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.28.23.W1.S1) and character.