Proverbs 6:14:1Prov.6.14.W1TAB
תַּֽהְפֻּכ֨וֹת
tahhepukhot
“perversities or perversions”
- Transliteration
- tah-he-pu-KHOT
- Extended
- tah-heh-poo-KHOHT
- IPA
- /tah.pəxuˈxoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- perversities or perversions
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
tah-he-pu-KHOT
- phraseyour reading level
tah-he-pu-KHOT be-li-BO
- clause
tah-he-pu-KHOT be-li-BO kho-RESH RA be-KHOL-ET
- sentence
tah-he-pu-KHOT be-li-BO kho-RESH RA be-KHOL-ET me-da-NIM mid-ya-NIM ye-shal-LE-akh
Exegesis
The verse opens with an absolute noun tahpukhot {תַּהְפֻּכוֹת | tahpûqōṯ} ‘perversions’ as the subject, followed by a prepositional phrase b'libbo {בְּלִבּ֗וֹ | bĕlîbbô} indicating internal disposition.
Root and etymology
Rooth-p-k
“to overturn, pervert”
In context — Proverbs 6:14
Perversity is in his heart; he plots evil at all times; he sends out strife .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 6:14:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 6:14, so the Hebrew word תַּֽהְפֻּכ֨וֹת (tahhepukhot) 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.6.14.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.6.14.W1.S1) and character.