Proverbs 7:23:5Prov.7.23.W5TAB
כְּמַהֵ֣ר
kemaher
“as one hurrying”
- Transliteration
- ke-ma-HER
- Extended
- keh-mah-HEHR
- IPA
- /kəmaˈheːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- as one hurrying
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 | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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Word in context
- word
ke-ma-HER
- phraseyour reading level
ke-ma-HER tsi-POR el-PAKH
- 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
A comparative clause pairs the prefix kə with the Piel infinitive kemaher {כְּמַהֵר | kə-ma-hêr} ‘to hasten’ and its subject tzippor {צִפּוֹר | ṣip-pôr} ‘bird’, linked by vav to depict impulsive motion toward el-pach {אֶל־פָּח | ʾel-pāḥ} ‘a snare’.
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 7:23:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 7:23, so the Hebrew word כְּמַהֵ֣ר (kemaher) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.7.23.W5.S1) and character.