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

Result
חֹ + רֵ֣שׁ
kho + resh
khoresh

Alphabet Analysis

Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot

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Word in context

  1. word

    kho-RESH

  2. phraseyour reading level

    kho-RESH RA be-KHOL-ET

  3. clause

    tah-he-pu-KHOT be-li-BO kho-RESH RA be-KHOL-ET

  4. 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 contextProverbs 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.