Proverbs 30:20:5Prov.30.20.W5TAB
אָ֭כְלָה
akhela
“she ate or she eats”
- Transliteration
- A-khe-LA
- Extended
- AA-kheh-LAA
- IPA
- /ʔɔːχəˈlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- she ate or she eats
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
A-khe-LA
- phraseyour reading level
me-na-A-fet A-khe-LA u-ma-kha-TA PI-ha
- clause
KEN DE-rekh i-SHA me-na-A-fet A-khe-LA u-ma-kha-TA PI-ha
- sentence
KEN DE-rekh i-SHA me-na-A-fet A-khe-LA u-ma-kha-TA PI-ha ve-a-me-RA lo-FA-al-TE A-ven
Exegesis
ve’amrah {אָכְלָה … וּמָחֲתָה … וְאָמְרָה | ʾāklâ … ū-maḥaṯâ … wə-’āmrâ}, linked by the waw consecutive, portrays characteristic actions in swift progression.
In context — Proverbs 30:20
Thus is the way of an adulterous woman: she eats, and wipes her mouth , and says, “I have done no wickedness” .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 30:20:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 30:20, so the Hebrew word אָ֭כְלָה (akhela) 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.30.20.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.30.20.W5.S1) and character.