Proverbs 6:12:5Prov.6.12.W5TAB
ה֝וֹלֵ֗ךְ
holekh
“walking, going about”
- Transliteration
- ho-LEKH
- Extended
- hoh-LEHKH
- IPA
- /hoːˈleːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- walking, going about
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 | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ho-LEKH
- clause
ho-LEKH i-ke-SHUT PE
- sentence
A-dam be-li-YA-al ISH A-ven ho-LEKH i-ke-SHUT PE
Exegesis
The participle holekh {הוֹלֵךְ | hō-lēḵ} ‘walking’ denotes habitual action.
Root and etymology
Rootlamed-kaf-het
“to go”
In context — Proverbs 6:12
A man of worthlessness , a man of wickedness, walks with a crooked mouth .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 6:12:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 6:12, so the Hebrew word ה֝וֹלֵ֗ךְ (holekh) 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.6.12.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.6.12.W5.S1) and character.