Proverbs 8:24:2Prov.8.24.W2TAB
חוֹלָ֑לְתִּי
kholalte
“I was brought forth”
- Transliteration
- kho-LAL-te
- Extended
- khoh-LAAL-teh
- IPA
- /ħoːˈlal.tiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I was brought forth
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kho-LAL-te
- clause
be-EN-te-ho-MOT kho-LAL-te
- sentence
be-EN-te-ho-MOT kho-LAL-te be-EN ma-e-ya-NOT nikh-bad-DE-ma-YIM
Exegesis
The Pual perfect verb cholalti {חוֹלָלְתִּי | ḥō-lāl-tî} serves as the main verb, highlighting Wisdom’s passive emergence prior to creation.
Root and etymology
ḥ-l-lchet–lamed–lamed
“to bring forth, bore”
In context — Proverbs 8:24
When there were no depths , I was brought forth; when there were no springs abounding with water.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 8:24:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 8:24, so the Hebrew word חוֹלָ֑לְתִּי (kholalte) 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.8.24.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.8.24.W2.S1) and character.