Proverbs 6:35:3Prov.6.35.W3TAB
כָל־כֹּ֑פֶר
kholkofer
“any ransom”
- Transliteration
- khol-KO-fer
- Extended
- khol-KOH-fehr
- IPA
- /kɔl.ˈkoː.fɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- any ransom
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
khol-KO-fer
- clause
lo-YIS-sa pe-NE khol-KO-fer
- sentence
lo-YIS-sa pe-NE khol-KO-fer ve-lo-YO-ve KI tar-BE-SHO-akhad
Exegesis
The terms kofer {כֹּפֶר | kô-fer} and shochad {שֹׁחַד | šô-ḥaḏ} both denote payments to secure goodwill but are each negated in chiastic balance.
Root and etymology
k-p-rkaf–pe–resh
“to cover, ransom”
In context — Proverbs 6:35
He will not show regard for any ransom , nor will he be willing even if you offer many gifts .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 6:35:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 6:35, so the Hebrew word כָל־כֹּ֑פֶר (kholkofer) 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.6.35.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.6.35.W3.S1) and character.