Proverbs 5:18:1Prov.5.18.W1TAB
יְהִֽי־מְקוֹרְךָ֥
yehimekorkha
“may your spring or fountain be”
- Transliteration
- ye-HI-me-KOR-kha
- Extended
- yeh-HEE-meh-KOHR-khaa
- IPA
- /jəˈhiː.məˈqoːr.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- may your spring or fountain be
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| 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
ye-HI-me-KOR-kha
- clause
ye-HI-me-KOR-kha ba-RUKH
- sentence
ye-HI-me-KOR-kha ba-RUKH u-se-MAKH me-E-shet ne-u-RE-kha
Exegesis
The verse begins with the jussive yehi {יְהִי | yĕ-hî} ‘let it be’, followed by the passive participle barukh {בָרוּךְ | bārûḵ} ‘blessed’, forming a blessing clause.
The noun meqorkha {מְקוֹרְךָ | mĕ-qōr-kā} ‘fountain’ serves as the subject, evoking imagery of vitality and offspring.
Root and etymology
Rootq-w-r
“source, spring”
In context — Proverbs 5:18
Let your fountain be blessed, and rejoice in the wife of your youth .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 5:18:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 5:18, so the Hebrew word יְהִֽי־מְקוֹרְךָ֥ (yehimekorkha) 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.5.18.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.5.18.W1.S1) and character.