Proverbs 8:15:5Prov.8.15.W5TAB
יְחֹ֣קְקוּ
yekhokku
“they decree”
- Transliteration
- ye-khok-KU
- Extended
- yeh-khohk-KOO
- IPA
- /jəħoqˈquː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they decree
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
ye-khok-KU
- phraseyour reading level
ye-khok-KU TSE-dek
- clause
ve-roz-NIM ye-khok-KU TSE-dek
- sentence
BI me-la-KHIM yim-lo-KHU ve-roz-NIM ye-khok-KU TSE-dek
Exegesis
The coordinate conjunction vərōznîm {וְרוֹזְנִים | wə-rōz-nîm} links the second clause, with the imperfect verb yəḥōqqû {יְחֹקְקוּ | yə-ḥō-qə-qû} paralleling the first action.
Root and etymology
ḥ-q-qchet–qof–qof
“to enact, engrave”
In context — Proverbs 8:15
By me kings reign, and rulers decree justice .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 8:15:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 8:15, so the Hebrew word יְחֹ֣קְקוּ (yekhokku) 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.8.15.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.8.15.W5.S1) and character.