Proverbs 7:3:4Prov.7.3.W4TAB
עַל־ל֥וּחַ
alluakh
“on the tablet”
- Transliteration
- al-LU-akh
- Extended
- ahl-LOO-akh
- IPA
- /ʕal.ˈluː.aħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- on the tablet
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-LU-akh
- phraseyour reading level
al-LU-akh li-BE-kha
- clause
ka-te-VEM al-LU-akh li-BE-kha
- sentence
ka-she-REM al-ets-be-O-te-KHA ka-te-VEM al-LU-akh li-BE-kha
Exegesis
Al etzbe’otekha {עַל־אֶצְבְּעֹתֶיךָ | ʿal ʾeṣ-be-ʿō-ṯê-ḵā} ‘upon your fingers’ denotes an external, visible sign, while al luach libbekha {עַל־לוּחַ לִבֶּךָ | ʿal lū-aḥ lib-bê-kā} ‘upon the tablet of your heart’ employs a metaphorical construct to convey internalized devotion. The balanced chiastic syntax and repetition underscore the necessity of both outward practice and inner conviction. The formal reconstruction retains Hebrew word order for clarity, whereas the dynamic version adopts idiomatic English to enhance readability without sacrificing the underlying parallelism.
Root and etymology
l-w-ḥlamed–waw–ḥet
“tablet, board”
In context — Proverbs 7:3
Fasten them upon your fingers ; imprint them upon the tablet of your heart.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 7:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 7:3, so the Hebrew word עַל־ל֥וּחַ (alluakh) 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.7.3.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.7.3.W4.S1) and character.