Proverbs 31:19:6Prov.31.19.W6TAB
פָֽלֶךְ׃
palekh
“a spindle”
- Transliteration
- PA-lekh
- Extended
- PAA-lehkh
- IPA
- /ˈfɔːlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- a spindle
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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Word in context
- word
PA-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
tam-KHU PA-lekh
- clause
ve-kap-PE-ha tam-KHU PA-lekh
- sentence
ya-DE-ha shil-le-KHA ba-KI-shor ve-kap-PE-ha tam-KHU PA-lekh
Exegesis
The terms bakishor {בַכִּישׁוֹר | ba-kī-šôr} ‘to the spindle’ and falek {פָלֶךְ | fā-lek} ‘the distaff’ function within a merismus highlighting her textile craft. The repetition of hand imagery underscores her manual skill and industriousness.
Root and etymology
p-l-k
“distaff”
In context — Proverbs 31:19
She stretched out her hands to the distaff, and her palms grasped the spindle .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 31:19:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 31:19, so the Hebrew word פָֽלֶךְ׃ (palekh) 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.31.19.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.31.19.W6.S1) and character.