Proverbs 7:5:6Prov.7.5.W6TAB
הֶחֱלִֽיקָה׃
hekhelika
“she has made smooth or she has made slippery”
- Transliteration
- he-khe-li-KA
- Extended
- heh-kheh-lih-KAA
- IPA
- /hɛ.ħɛliˈqaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- she has made smooth or she has made slippery
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
he-khe-li-KA
- phraseyour reading level
a-ma-RE-ha he-khe-li-KA
- clause
min-NA-khri-YA a-ma-RE-ha he-khe-li-KA
- sentence
lish-MAR-kha me-i-SHA za-RA min-NA-khri-YA a-ma-RE-ha he-khe-li-KA
Exegesis
The noun amareha {אֲמָרֶיהָ | ʾămārēhā} is the subject of the Hiphil perfect hechelikah {הֶחֱלִיקָה | heḥelîqāh}, which conveys intentional seduction. The repetition of the preposition min creates an emphatic parallelism. The English reconstructions employ a purposive infinitive clause and active voice to reflect the Hebrew infinitive construct and Hiphil perfect nuances.
In context — Proverbs 7:5
So they may guard you from a foreign woman, from a stranger whose words she makes smooth .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 7:5:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 7:5, so the Hebrew word הֶחֱלִֽיקָה׃ (hekhelika) 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.7.5.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.7.5.W6.S1) and character.