Proverbs 5:13:2Prov.5.13.W2TAB

בְּק֣וֹל

bekol

to the voice of

Transliteration
be-KOL
Extended
beh-KOHL
IPA
/bəˈqoːl/

Meaning by language

English
to the voice of

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
בְּ + ק֣וֹל
be + kol
bekol

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Qofq — deep k, uvular
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Lamedl as in law

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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Word in context

  1. word

    be-KOL

  2. clause

    ve-LO-sha-MA-te be-KOL mo-RAI

  3. sentence

    ve-LO-sha-MA-te be-KOL mo-RAI ve-lim-la-me-DAI lo-hi-TI-te OZ-ne

Exegesis

This is followed by the construct be-qōl môrây {בְּקוֹל מוֹרָי | bə-qōl mō-rāy} ‘to the voice of my teachers’, highlighting direct address to one’s mentors.

In contextProverbs 5:13

And I did not listen to the voice of my teachers , nor did I incline my ear to my instructors .

About this coordinate

Proverbs 5:13:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 5:13, so the Hebrew word בְּק֣וֹל (bekol) 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.5.13.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.5.13.W2.S1) and character.