Proverbs 6:28:3Prov.6.28.W3TAB
עַל־הַגֶּחָלִ֑ים
alhagekhalim
“on the coals”
- Transliteration
- al-ha-ge-kha-LIM
- Extended
- ahl-hah-geh-khaa-LEEM
- IPA
- /ʕal.hag.gɛħɔˈliːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- on the coals
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-ha-ge-kha-LIM
- clause
im-ye-ha-LEKH ISH al-ha-ge-kha-LIM
- sentence
im-ye-ha-LEKH ISH al-ha-ge-kha-LIM ve-rag-LAV LO ti-ka-VE-na
Exegesis
The locative phrase al ha-ghechalim {עַל־הַגֶּחָלִ֑ים | ʿal-ha-ggĕ-ḥā-lîm} ‘upon the coals’ sets the dangerous context, with the conjunction ve {וְ | wə} linking to the noun phrase raglav {רַגְלָיו | raḡ-lāv} ‘his feet’.
Root and etymology
RootGimel–Chet–Lamed
“live coal, ember”
In context — Proverbs 6:28
If a man walks upon the coals , will his feet not be burned ?
About this coordinate
Proverbs 6:28:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 6:28, so the Hebrew word עַל־הַגֶּחָלִ֑ים (alhagekhalim) 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.6.28.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.6.28.W3.S1) and character.