Proverbs 3:15:5Prov.3.15.W5TAB
וְכָל־חֲ֝פָצֶ֗יךָ
vekholkhafatsekha
“and all your desires”
- Transliteration
- ve-KHOL-kha-fa-TSE-kha
- Extended
- veh-KHOL-khah-fah-TSEH-khah
- IPA
- /wəkɔl.ħăfaˈtsɛjxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and all your desires
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-KHOL-kha-fa-TSE-kha
- clause
ve-KHOL-kha-fa-TSE-kha LO yi-she-VU-VAH
- sentence
ye-ka-RA HI mi-fa-NA-yim mi-pe-ni-NIM ve-KHOL-kha-fa-TSE-kha LO yi-she-VU-VAH
Exegesis
The construct chain wə-kōl-ḥăp̄āṣēḵā {וְכָל־חֲפָצֶיךָ | wə-kōl-ḥă-pha-ṣe-ḵā} ‘and all your desires’ conveys possession.
In context — Proverbs 3:15
She is more precious than pearls , and all your desires cannot equal her.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 3:15:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 3:15, so the Hebrew word וְכָל־חֲ֝פָצֶ֗יךָ (vekholkhafatsekha) 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.3.15.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.3.15.W5.S1) and character.