Proverbs 7:22:7Prov.7.22.W7TAB
וּ֝כְעֶ֗כֶ
ukheekhes
“and as fetters”
- Transliteration
- u-khe-E-khes
- Extended
- oo-kheh-EH-khehs
- IPA
- /u.χəˈʕɛ.xɛs/
Meaning by language
- English
- and as fetters
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-khe-E-khes
- clause
u-khe-E-khes el-MU-sar e-VIL
- 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 conjunction vav and uche’ekes {וּ֝כְעֶ֗כֶס | ū-kĕ-ʿe-ḵes} forms a parallel simile of helpless confinement.
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 7:22:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 7:22, so the Hebrew word וּ֝כְעֶ֗כֶ (ukheekhes) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.7.22.W7.S1) and character.