Proverbs 6:26:4Prov.6.26.W4TAB

עַֽד־כִּכַּ֫ר

adkikar

as far as a round loaf

Transliteration
AD-ki-KAR
Extended
AD-kih-KAHR
IPA
/ʕad.kikˈkar/

Meaning by language

English
as far as a round loaf

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
עַֽד + כִּ + כַּ֫ר
ad + ki + kar
adkikar

Alphabet Analysis

Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Daletd as in door
Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Reshr guttural, like the French r

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Word in context

  1. word

    AD-ki-KAR

  2. phraseyour reading level

    AD-ki-KAR la-KHEM ve-E-shet ISH

  3. clause

    KI be-AD-I-SHA zo-NA AD-ki-KAR la-KHEM ve-E-shet ISH

  4. sentence

    KI be-AD-I-SHA zo-NA AD-ki-KAR la-KHEM ve-E-shet ISH NE-fesh ye-ka-RA ta-TSUD

Exegesis

The idiom ad-kikkar lachem {עַד־כִּכַּר לָחֶם | ʻaḏ-kik-kār lā-ḥem} conveys the idea of being reduced to a mere loaf of bread.

Root and etymology

Rootk-k-r

round object, loaf or talent

In contextProverbs 6:26

For because of a harlot , one is brought down to a loaf of bread, and a married woman hunts for a precious life .

About this coordinate

Proverbs 6:26:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 6:26, so the Hebrew word עַֽד־כִּכַּ֫ר (adkikar) 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.6.26.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.6.26.W4.S1) and character.