Proverbs 7:22:5Prov.7.22.W5TAB

אֶל־טֶ֣בַח

eltevakh

to slaughter

Transliteration
el-TE-vakh
Extended
ehl-TEH-vahkh
IPA
/ʔɛl.ˈtɛ.vaħ/

Meaning by language

English
to slaughter

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
אֶל + טֶ֣ + בַח
el + te + vakh
eltevakh

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Lamedl as in law
Tett — emphatic
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch

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Word in context

  1. word

    el-TE-vakh

  2. phraseyour reading level

    PIT-e-OM ke-SHOR el-TE-vakh ya-VO

  3. clause

    ho-LEKH a-kha-re-HA PIT-e-OM ke-SHOR el-TE-vakh ya-VO

  4. sentence

    ho-LEKH a-kha-re-HA PIT-e-OM ke-SHOR el-TE-vakh ya-VO u-khe-E-khes el-MU-sar e-VIL

Exegesis

The simile keshor el tevach {כְּ֭שׁוֹר אֶל־טֶ֣בַח | ke-šôr ʾel ṭe-vaḥ} with the imperfect yavo {יָב֑וֹא | yā-ḇōʾ} conveys inevitability of destruction.

In contextProverbs 7:22

He goes after her at once, like an ox to the slaughter , or like one in restraints going to correction.

About this coordinate

Proverbs 7:22:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 7:22, so the Hebrew word אֶל־טֶ֣בַח (eltevakh) 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.7.22.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.7.22.W5.S1) and character.