Proverbs 30:5:6Prov.30.5.W6TAB
לַֽחֹסִ֥ים
lakhosim
“to those taking refuge”
- Transliteration
- la-KHO-sim
- Extended
- lah-KHOH-sihm
- IPA
- /laħoˈsiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to those taking refuge
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
la-KHO-sim
- phraseyour reading level
la-KHO-sim BO
- clause
ma-GEN HU la-KHO-sim BO
- sentence
KAL-im-RA-t e-lo-AH tse-ru-FA ma-GEN HU la-KHO-sim BO
Exegesis
Lachoshim bo {לַחֹסִים בּוֹ | lă-ḥō-sîm bū} ‘to those who take refuge in Him’ employs a participle for ongoing trust. English preserves Hebrew parallelism and emphasis.
In context — Proverbs 30:5
Every word of God is refined ; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 30:5:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 30:5, so the Hebrew word לַֽחֹסִ֥ים (lakhosim) 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.30.5.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.30.5.W6.S1) and character.