Proverbs 5:22:4Prov.5.22.W4TAB
וּבְחַבְלֵ֥י
uvekhavle
“and in the cords of”
- Transliteration
- u-ve-khav-LE
- Extended
- oo-veh-khahv-LEE
- IPA
- /uː.vəħavˈleː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and in the cords of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
u-ve-khav-LE
- phraseyour reading level
u-ve-khav-LE kha-TA-to
- clause
u-ve-khav-LE kha-TA-to yit-ta-MEKH
- sentence
a-vo-no-TAV yil-ke-DU-no ET-ha-ra-SHA u-ve-khav-LE kha-TA-to yit-ta-MEKH
Exegesis
A waw-prepositional phrase uvechavlei {וּבְחַבְלֵ֥י | ū-və-ḥabəlê} ‘and by the cords of’ introduces chatato {חַ֝טָּאת֗וֹ | ḥaṭṭātô} ‘his sin’ as the instrument.
Root and etymology
Rootchet–beth–lamed
“cord, rope”
In context — Proverbs 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 5:22:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 5:22, so the Hebrew word וּבְחַבְלֵ֥י (uvekhavle) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.5.22.W4.S1) and character.