Proverbs 5:10:6Prov.5.10.W6TAB
נָכְרֽ͏ִי׃
nakhri
“a foreigner”
- Transliteration
- nakh-RI
- Extended
- naakh-REE
- IPA
- /nɔxˈriː/
Meaning by language
- English
- a foreigner
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
nakh-RI
- phraseyour reading level
be-VET nakh-RI
- clause
va-a-tsa-VE-kha be-VET nakh-RI
- sentence
pen-yis-be-U za-RIM KO-khe-kha va-a-tsa-VE-kha be-VET nakh-RI
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase beveit {בְּבֵית | bə-bêyth} ‘in the house of’ forms a construct chain with nokhri {נָכְרִי | nā-khrî} ‘foreigner’, directing the misappropriation to a foreign domicile. The balanced parallelism of the two object phrases underscores the totality of loss.
Root and etymology
Rootnun–kaph–resh
“foreigner”
In context — Proverbs 5:10
Lest strangers be satisfied with your strength , and your labors be in the house of a foreigner.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 5:10:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 5:10, so the Hebrew word נָכְרֽ͏ִי׃ (nakhri) 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.5.10.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.5.10.W6.S1) and character.