Proverbs 7:27:5Prov.7.27.W5TAB
אֶל־חַדְרֵי־מָֽוֶת׃
elkhadereimavet
“to the chambers of death”
- Transliteration
- el-kha-de-REI-ma-VET
- Extended
- ehl-khah-deh-REE-mah-VEHT
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.ħad.reː.maːˈwɛt/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the chambers of death
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-kha-de-REI-ma-VET
- clause
yor-de-OT el-kha-de-REI-ma-VET
- sentence
dar-KHE she-OL be-TA yor-de-OT el-kha-de-REI-ma-VET
Exegesis
The preposition el {אֶל־ | ʾel} ‘to’ marks direction, followed by the construct chain chadrei {חַדְרֵי־ | ḥădrê} ‘chambers’ with the absolute noun mavet {מָֽוֶת | māwṯ} ‘death’, describing hidden, fatal recesses. The syntax frames the woman’s house as the origin of an inevitable descent into hidden chambers of death.
Root and etymology
Rootm-w-t
“death”
In context — Proverbs 7:27
Her house is a pathway to Sheol , descending to the chambers of death .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 7:27:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 7:27, so the Hebrew word אֶל־חַדְרֵי־מָֽוֶת׃ (elkhadereimavet) 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.7.27.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.7.27.W5.S1) and character.