Proverbs 6:22:1Prov.6.22.W1TAB
בְּהִתְהַלֶּכְךָ֨
behithalekhkha
“when you walk”
- Transliteration
- be-hit-ha-LEKH-kha
- Extended
- beh-hihth-hah-LEHKKH-khah
- IPA
- /bəhithalˈlɛx.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- when you walk
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-hit-ha-LEKH-kha
- phraseyour reading level
be-hit-ha-LEKH-kha tan-KHE o-TAKH
- clause
be-hit-ha-LEKH-kha tan-KHE o-TAKH be-sha-khev-KHA tish-MOR a-LE-kha
- sentence
be-hit-ha-LEKH-kha tan-KHE o-TAKH be-sha-khev-KHA tish-MOR a-LE-kha va-ha-ki-TSO-ta HI te-SI-kha
Exegesis
Hithallekhkha {בְּהִתְהַלֶּכְךָ | bə-ḥit-hal-lə-ḵa} ‘when you walk,’ Bĕshokhbekha {בְּשָׁכְבְּךָ | bĕ-šā-ḵă-bə-ḵa} ‘when you lie down,’ and Vahăqitzota {וַהֲקִיצוֹתָ | wa-hă-qî-ṣō-ṯa} ‘and when you awake’ frame life’s routines.
In context — Proverbs 6:22
When you walk, it will lead you; when you lie down, it will watch you; and when you awake, it will speak with you.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 6:22:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 6:22, so the Hebrew word בְּהִתְהַלֶּכְךָ֨ (behithalekhkha) 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.6.22.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.6.22.W1.S1) and character.