Proverbs 3:23:5Prov.3.23.W5TAB
וְ֝רַגְלְךָ֗
veraglekha
“and your foot”
- Transliteration
- ve-RAG-le-kha
- Extended
- veh-RAHG-leh-khaa
- IPA
- /vəˈraɣləxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and your foot
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 | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-RAG-le-kha
- clause
ve-RAG-le-kha LO ti-GOF
- sentence
AZ te-LEKH la-VE-takh dar-KE-kha ve-RAG-le-kha LO ti-GOF
Exegesis
The coordinated noun phrase ve-raglekha {וְרַגְלְךָ | wə-rag-lê-kha} shifts focus to the foot as extension of conduct.
Root and etymology
Rootresh-gimel-lamed
“foot, step”
In context — Proverbs 3:23
Then you will walk safely on your way, and your foot will not stumble.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 3:23:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 3:23, so the Hebrew word וְ֝רַגְלְךָ֗ (veraglekha) 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.3.23.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.3.23.W5.S1) and character.