Proverbs 7:23:2Prov.7.23.W2TAB
יְפַלַּ֪ח
yefallakh
“he pierces”
- Transliteration
- ye-fal-LAKH
- Extended
- yeh-fahl-LAAKH
- IPA
- /jəfalˈlaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- he pierces
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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Word in context
- word
ye-fal-LAKH
- phraseyour reading level
AD ye-fal-LAKH KHETS
- clause
AD ye-fal-LAKH KHETS ke-ve-DO ke-ma-HER tsi-POR el-PAKH
- sentence
AD ye-fal-LAKH KHETS ke-ve-DO ke-ma-HER tsi-POR el-PAKH ve-LO-YA-da ki-ve-NAF-sho HU
Exegesis
The verse opens with the temporal preposition ad {עַד | ʿad} ‘until’, framing the Piel imperfect verb yefallach {יְפַלַּח | ye-p̄al-lāḥ} ‘pierces’.
In context — Proverbs 7:23
Until an arrow pierces his liver , as a bird rushes to a snare —and he does not know it is against his very life.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 7:23:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 7:23, so the Hebrew word יְפַלַּ֪ח (yefallakh) 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.7.23.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.7.23.W2.S1) and character.