Proverbs 5:12:2Prov.5.12.W2TAB
אֵ֭יךְ
ekh
“how”
- Transliteration
- EKH
- Extended
- EEKH
- IPA
- /ˈʔeːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- how
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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Word in context
- word
EKH
- phraseyour reading level
EKH sa-NE-ti mu-SAR
- clause
ve-a-MAR-ta EKH sa-NE-ti mu-SAR
- sentence
ve-a-MAR-ta EKH sa-NE-ti mu-SAR ve-to-KHA-khat NA-ats LI-bi
Exegesis
The interrogative adverb eikh {אֵיךְ | ʾêykh} ‘how’ introduces an exclamatory lament.
In context — Proverbs 5:12
And you will say, “How I hated discipline , and my heart despised correction !”
About this coordinate
Proverbs 5:12:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 5:12, so the Hebrew word אֵ֭יךְ (ekh) 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.5.12.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.5.12.W2.S1) and character.