Proverbs 30:17:8Prov.30.17.W8TAB
וְֽיֹאכְל֥וּהָ
veyokheluha
“and they will eat it”
- Transliteration
- ve-yo-khe-LU-ha
- Extended
- veh-yoh-kheh-LOO-hah
- IPA
- /ʕorˈveː.naˈħal/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they will eat it
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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-yo-khe-LU-ha
- clause
ve-yo-khe-LU-ha ve-NEI-na-SHER
- sentence
A-yin til-e-AG le-AV ve-ta-VUZ li-ka-AT-EM yik-e-RU-ha or-VEI-na-KHAL ve-yo-khe-LU-ha ve-NEI-na-SHER
Exegesis
The result clauses use yiqqəruhā {יִקְּר֥וּהָ | yiqqəruhā} ‘will pluck it out’ and wə-yōʾəḵlūhā {וְֽיֹאכְל֥וּהָ | wə-yōʾəḵlūhā} ‘and will eat it’, with agents ʿōrvē-naḥal {עֹרְבֵי־נַ֑חַל | ʿōrvē-naḥal} ‘ravens of the valley’ and bənē-nāšēr {בְנֵי־נָֽשֶׁר | bənē-nāšēr} ‘young eagles’. The vav-consecutive sequence imparts a sense of inevitability, while the construct chains convey possession and identity. This structure highlights the cause-effect relationship characteristic of Hebrew wisdom poetry.
In context — Proverbs 30:17
The eye that mocks a father and despises to obey a mother is plucked out by ravens of the valley, and the young eagles will eat it.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 30:17:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Proverbs 30:17, so the Hebrew word וְֽיֹאכְל֥וּהָ (veyokheluha) 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.30.17.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.30.17.W8.S1) and character.