Proverbs 4:12:1Prov.4.12.W1TAB
בְּֽ֭לֶכְתְּךָ
belekhtekha
“when you walk”
- Transliteration
- be-LEKH-te-kha
- Extended
- beh-LEHKH-teh-khaa
- IPA
- /bəˈlɛx.tə.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- when you walk
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
be-LEKH-te-kha
- clause
be-LEKH-te-kha lo-ye-TSAR tsa-a-DE-kha
- sentence
be-LEKH-te-kha lo-ye-TSAR tsa-a-DE-kha ve-im-ta-RUTS LO ti-ka-SHEL
Exegesis
belekhtekha {בְּֽ֭לֶכְתְּךָ | bə-leḵ-tə-ḵā} forms a temporal clause “when you walk” introducing the first promise.
In context — Proverbs 4:12
When you walk, your steps will not be hindered; and if you run, you will not stumble.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 4:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 4:12, so the Hebrew word בְּֽ֭לֶכְתְּךָ (belekhtekha) 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.4.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.4.12.W1.S1) and character.