Proverbs 6:14:3Prov.6.14.W3TAB
חֹרֵ֣שׁ
khoresh
“he plows or devises”
- Transliteration
- kho-RESH
- Extended
- khoh-RESH
- IPA
- /ħoˈreːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- he plows or devises
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kho-RESH
- phraseyour reading level
kho-RESH RA be-KHOL-ET
- 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 participle choresh {חֹרֵשׁ | ḥōrêš} introduces ongoing action, with ra {רָע | rāʿ} as its object.
Root and etymology
RootChet–Resh–Shin
“to plow, devise”
In context — Proverbs 6:14
Perversity is in his heart; he plots evil at all times; he sends out strife .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 6:14:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 6:14, so the Hebrew word חֹרֵ֣שׁ (khoresh) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.6.14.W3.S1) and character.