Proverbs 8:11:4Prov.8.11.W4TAB
וְכָל־חֲ֝פָצִ֗ים
vekholkhafatsim
“and all desirable things”
- Transliteration
- ve-KHOL-kha-fa-TSIM
- Extended
- veh-KHOL-kha-fa-TSEEM
- IPA
- /vəˈxɔl.ħă.fɔˈtsiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and all desirable things
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-KHOL-kha-fa-TSIM
- clause
ve-KHOL-kha-fa-TSIM LO yish-ve-VU-va
- sentence
ki-TO-VA KHAKH-MA mip-pe-ni-NIM ve-KHOL-kha-fa-TSIM LO yish-ve-VU-va
Exegesis
A coordinating wə‐ {וְ | wə‐} ‘and’ links the second clause, where the construct phrase ḵōl‐ḥa‐p̄a‐ṣîm {כָל־חֲפָצִים | ḵōl‐ḥa‐p̄a‐ṣîm} ‘all desirable things’ functions as subject.
Root and etymology
ḥ‐p‐ṣḥ p ṣ
“to delight, take pleasure in”
In context — Proverbs 8:11
For wisdom is better than rubies , and all desirable things cannot be compared with her.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 8:11:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 8:11, so the Hebrew word וְכָל־חֲ֝פָצִ֗ים (vekholkhafatsim) 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.8.11.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.8.11.W4.S1) and character.