Proverbs 6:27:1Prov.6.27.W1TAB
הֲיַחְתֶּ֤ה
hayakhteh
“Will he scoop or take up”
- Transliteration
- ha-yakh-TEH
- Extended
- hah-yahkh-TEH
- IPA
- /hăjaxˈtɛ/
Meaning by language
- English
- Will he scoop or take up
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ha-yakh-TEH
- phraseyour reading level
ha-yakh-TEH ISH
- clause
ha-yakh-TEH ISH ESH be-khe-KO
- sentence
ha-yakh-TEH ISH ESH be-khe-KO u-ve-ga-DAV LO tis-sa-RAF-na
Exegesis
The verse begins with the interrogative prefix ha- attached to yachteh {הֲיַחְתֶּ֤ה | ha-yaḥtēh} ‘can one draw near,’ forming a rhetorical question that anticipates a negative answer.
Root and etymology
ḥ-t-hchet–tav–heh
“to gather, bring near”
In context — Proverbs 6:27
Can a man take fire in his bosom and his clothes not be burned?
About this coordinate
Proverbs 6:27:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 6:27, so the Hebrew word הֲיַחְתֶּ֤ה (hayakhteh) 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.6.27.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.6.27.W1.S1) and character.