Proverbs 7:23:4Prov.7.23.W4TAB
כְּֽבֵד֗וֹ
kevedo
“his liver”
- Transliteration
- ke-ve-DO
- Extended
- keh-veh-DOH
- IPA
- /kəveˈdoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his liver
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-ve-DO
- 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
Rootkaf bet dalet
“heavy”
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 7:23:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 7:23, so the Hebrew word כְּֽבֵד֗וֹ (kevedo) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.7.23.W4.S1) and character.