Proverbs 6:18:5Prov.6.18.W5TAB
רַגְלַ֥יִם
raglayim
“feet”
- Transliteration
- rag-la-YIM
- Extended
- rahg-lah-YIM
- IPA
- /rag.laˈjim/
Meaning by language
- English
- feet
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
rag-la-YIM
- phraseyour reading level
rag-la-YIM me-ma-ha-ROT
- clause
rag-la-YIM me-ma-ha-ROT la-RUTS la-RA-a
- sentence
LEV kho-RESH makh-she-VOT A-ven rag-la-YIM me-ma-ha-ROT la-RUTS la-RA-a
Exegesis
The second clause begins with raglayim {רַגְלַיִם | raḡ-la-yim} ‘feet’, followed by the participle memaharot {מְמַהֲרוֹת | mə-ma-hă-rôṯ} ‘hastening’ and the infinitival clause larutz lara‘ah {לָרוּץ לָרָעָה | lā-rûṣ lā-rā-‘ā} ‘to run to evil’, indicating purpose. This parallelism connects inner intent and outward action. The formal translation retains syntactic balance to reflect the Hebrew structure, while the dynamic translation uses vivid English to convey motion and intent.
Root and etymology
RootResh–Gimel–Lamed
“foot”
In context — Proverbs 6:18
A heart that devises plans of wickedness, feet that hasten to run toward evil.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 6:18:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 6:18, so the Hebrew word רַגְלַ֥יִם (raglayim) 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.6.18.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.6.18.W5.S1) and character.