Proverbs 4:25:6Prov.4.25.W6TAB

נֶגְדֶּֽךָ׃

negdekha

“before you”

Transliteration: NEG-de-KHA
Extended: NEHG-deh-KHAH
IPA: /ˈnɛɣ.ðɛː.xaː/

Meaning by language

English: before you

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result

נֶגְ + דֶּֽ + ךָ׃

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neg + de + kha

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negdekha

Alphabet Analysis

	Nun	n as in new
	Seghol	short 'eh' as in met
	Gimel	g as in good
	Sheva	silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
	Dalet	d as in door
	Seghol	short 'eh' as in met
	Kaf Sofit	final form of Kaf — at word end
	Qamets	long 'ah'

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Word in context

word
NEG-de-KHA
phraseyour reading level
ya-ye-SHI-ru NEG-de-KHA
clause
ve-af-a-PE-kha ya-ye-SHI-ru NEG-de-KHA
sentence
E-ne-KHA le-NO-khakh ya-BI-tu ve-af-a-PE-kha ya-ye-SHI-ru NEG-de-KHA

Exegesis

A parallel clause begins with veʻapʻapaykha {וְ֝עַפְעַפֶּ֗יךָ | wə-ʿă-pə-ʿă-pê-ykha} ‘and your eyelids’ and uses the Piel verb yayeshiru {יַיְשִׁ֥רוּ | ya-ye-šî-rû} ‘make straight’, which governs the prepositional phrase negeddekha {נֶגְדֶּֽךָ | nĕ-gə-ddê-ḵā} ‘before you’. This chiastic structure (A–B // A′–B′) links sensory imagery (eyes/eyelids) with moral orientation (ahead/before you), emphasizing both focus and integrity.

In context — Proverbs 4:25

Let your eyes look ahead , and let your eyelids look straight before you.

About this coordinate

Proverbs 4:25:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 4:25, so the Hebrew word נֶגְדֶּֽךָ׃ (negdekha) 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.4.25.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.4.25.W6.S1) and character.

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