Proverbs 5:3:6Prov.5.3.W6TAB
וְחָלָ֖ק
vekhalak
“and smooth”
- Transliteration
- ve-kha-LAK
- Extended
- veh-khaa-LAAK
- IPA
- /vəħaːˈlaːq/
Meaning by language
- English
- and smooth
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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Word in context
- word
ve-kha-LAK
- clause
ve-kha-LAK mi-she-MEN khi-KA
- sentence
KI NO-fet ti-TOF-na sif-TE za-RA ve-kha-LAK mi-she-MEN khi-KA
Exegesis
The second clause, introduced by wə {וְ | wə}, sets up a comparison with chalak {חָלָק | ḥā-lāq} ‘smoother’ followed by the prepositional phrase mi-shemen {מִשֶּׁמֶן | mîš-šemēn} ‘than oil’.
In context — Proverbs 5:3
For honeycomb drips from the lips of a strange woman, and her mouth is smoother than oil.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 5:3:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 5:3, so the Hebrew word וְחָלָ֖ק (vekhalak) 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.5.3.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.5.3.W6.S1) and character.