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
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
AD-ki-KAR
- phraseyour reading level
AD-ki-KAR la-KHEM ve-E-shet ISH
- clause
KI be-AD-I-SHA zo-NA AD-ki-KAR la-KHEM ve-E-shet ISH
- 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 context — Proverbs 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.