Proverbs 6:25:4Prov.6.25.W4TAB
וְאַל־תִּ֝קָּֽחֲךָ֗
vealtikakha
“and do not let her take you”
- Transliteration
- ve-al-ti-KA-kha
- Extended
- veh-ahl-tih-KAAh-khah
- IPA
- /vəʔal.tiqˈqaːħ.ă.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and do not let her take you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-al-ti-KA-kha
- clause
ve-al-ti-KA-kha be-af-a-PE-ha
- sentence
al-ta-KHMOD YOF-ya bil-va-VE-kha ve-al-ti-KA-kha be-af-a-PE-ha
Exegesis
The verse opens with the prohibition particle al {אַל־ | ʾal} ‘do not’, introducing an imperative prohibition.
The conjunction ve-al {וְאַל־ | wə-ʾal} ‘and do not’ connects the second clause, followed by tikkachkha {תִּקָּֽחֲךָ֗ | tiqqāḥəkhā} ‘she take you’, depicting passive enthrallment.
In context — Proverbs 6:25
Do not desire her beauty in your heart , and do not let her capture you with her eyelids .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 6:25:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 6:25, so the Hebrew word וְאַל־תִּ֝קָּֽחֲךָ֗ (vealtikakha) 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.6.25.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.6.25.W4.S1) and character.