Proverbs 5:9:3Prov.5.9.W3TAB
הוֹדֶ֑ךָ
hodekha
“your splendor or honor”
- Transliteration
- ho-DE-kha
- Extended
- hoh-DEH-khaa
- IPA
- /hoːˈdɛ.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- your splendor or honor
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ho-DE-kha
- clause
pen-tit-TEN la-a-khe-RIM ho-DE-kha
- sentence
pen-tit-TEN la-a-khe-RIM ho-DE-kha u-she-no-TE-kha le-akh-za-RI
Exegesis
The construct phrase la akherim {לַאֲחֵרִ֣ים | lă-ʾă-ḥē-rîm} ‘to others’ with the following status noun hodekha {הוֹדֶ֑ךָ | hô-ḏe-kāʾ} ‘your honor’ foregrounds the loss of social standing.
Root and etymology
h-w-dheh–vav–dalet
“splendor, majesty”
In context — Proverbs 5:9
Lest you give your honor to others and your years to a cruel one .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 5:9:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 5:9, so the Hebrew word הוֹדֶ֑ךָ (hodekha) 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.5.9.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.5.9.W3.S1) and character.