Proverbs 7:23:3Prov.7.23.W3TAB
חֵ֡ץ
khets
“an arrow”
- Transliteration
- KHETS
- Extended
- KHEETS
- IPA
- /ˈħeːts/
Meaning by language
- English
- an arrow
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tsade Sofit | final form of Tsade — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
KHETS
- 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 noun chets {חֵץ | ḥêṣ} ‘arrow’ functions as the subject delivering sudden impact, and the object kevedo {כְּבֵדוֹ | kə-ḇê-ḏô} ‘his liver’ employs synecdoche for inner vitality.
Root and etymology
Roothet tsade
“arrow”
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 7:23:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 7:23, so the Hebrew word חֵ֡ץ (khets) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.7.23.W3.S1) and character.