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
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-TE-vakh
- phraseyour reading level
PIT-e-OM ke-SHOR el-TE-vakh ya-VO
- clause
ho-LEKH a-kha-re-HA PIT-e-OM ke-SHOR el-TE-vakh ya-VO
- 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 context — Proverbs 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.