Proverbs 5:22:2Prov.5.22.W2TAB

יִלְכְּדֻנ֥וֹ

yilkeduno

will capture him

Transliteration
yil-ke-DU-no
Extended
yihl-keh-DUH-noh
IPA
/jil.kəˈdu.noː/

Meaning by language

English
will capture him

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
יִלְ + כְּ + דֻ + נ֥וֹ
yil + ke + du + no
yilkeduno

Alphabet Analysis

Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Lamedl as in law
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Daletd as in door
Qibbutsshort 'oo' as in food
Nunn as in new
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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Word in context

  1. word

    yil-ke-DU-no

  2. phraseyour reading level

    yil-ke-DU-no ET-ha-ra-SHA

  3. clause

    a-vo-no-TAV yil-ke-DU-no ET-ha-ra-SHA

  4. sentence

    a-vo-no-TAV yil-ke-DU-no ET-ha-ra-SHA u-ve-khav-LE kha-TA-to yit-ta-MEKH

Exegesis

This is followed by the Qal imperfect verb yilkeduno {יִלְכְּדֻנ֥וֹ | yilqəḏûnû} ‘they will ensnare him,’ which personifies sin as an active agent.

In contextProverbs 5:22

His iniquities will ensnare him—the wicked, and by the cords of his sin he will be held fast.

About this coordinate

Proverbs 5:22:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 5:22, so the Hebrew word יִלְכְּדֻנ֥וֹ (yilkeduno) 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.5.22.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.5.22.W2.S1) and character.