Proverbs 6:28:4Prov.6.28.W4TAB
וְ֝רַגְלָ֗יו
veraglav
“and his feet”
- Transliteration
- ve-rag-LAV
- Extended
- veh-rahg-LAAV
- IPA
- /vəragˈlaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- and his feet
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-rag-LAV
- clause
ve-rag-LAV LO ti-ka-VE-na
- 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
RootResh–Gimel–Lamed
“foot”
In context — Proverbs 6:28
If a man walks upon the coals , will his feet not be burned ?
About this coordinate
Proverbs 6:28:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 6:28, so the Hebrew word וְ֝רַגְלָ֗יו (veraglav) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.6.28.W4.S1) and character.