Proverbs 4:18:3Prov.4.18.W3TAB
כְּא֣וֹר
keor
“like light”
- Transliteration
- ke-OR
- Extended
- keh-OHR
- IPA
- /kəˈʔoːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- like light
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-OR
- clause
ve-O-rakh tsa-di-KIM ke-OR NO-ga
- sentence
ve-O-rakh tsa-di-KIM ke-OR NO-ga ho-LEKH va-OR ad-e-ne-KHON ha-YOM
Exegesis
The simile is introduced by ke-or {כְּאוֹר | kə-’ôr} ‘like light’ and further specified by the appositional noun nogah {נֹגַהּ | nô-ḡāh} ‘brightness’, evoking the gradual emergence of dawn.
In context — Proverbs 4:18
But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, shining brighter until full daylight .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 4:18:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 4:18, so the Hebrew word כְּא֣וֹר (keor) 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.4.18.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.4.18.W3.S1) and character.