Proverbs 4:8:3Prov.4.8.W3TAB
תְּ֝כַבֵּ֗דְךָ
tekhabbedkha
“she will honor you”
- Transliteration
- te-khab-BED-kha
- Extended
- teh-khahb-BEHD-khaa
- IPA
- /təxaˈbːɛð.xɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- she will honor you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
te-khab-BED-kha
- clause
te-khab-BED-kha KI te-khab-KE-na
- sentence
sal-se-LE-ha u-te-rom-me-KHA te-khab-BED-kha KI te-khab-KE-na
Exegesis
It continues with the vav-consecutive Piel imperfect u-terommeka {וּתְרוֹמְמֶ֑ךָּ | u·tə-rō-mə-mē-kā} ‘and she will exalt you’ and the Piel imperfect tekabbedkha {תְּ֝כַבֵּדְךָ | tək-ḵab-bê-de-kā} ‘she will honor you’, presenting the outcomes.
Root and etymology
k-b-dKaf–Bet–Dalet
“to honor, make weighty”
In context — Proverbs 4:8
Cherish her, and she will exalt you; she will honor you when you embrace her .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 4:8:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 4:8, so the Hebrew word תְּ֝כַבֵּ֗דְךָ (tekhabbedkha) 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.4.8.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.4.8.W3.S1) and character.