Proverbs 8:4:1Prov.8.4.W1TAB
אֲלֵיכֶ֣ם
alekhem
“to you {plural}”
- Transliteration
- a-LE-khem
- Extended
- ah-LEE-khehm
- IPA
- /ʔăleːˈxɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to you {plural}
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Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-LE-khem
- clause
a-LE-khem i-SHIM e-kə-RA
- sentence
a-LE-khem i-SHIM e-kə-RA ve-ko-LI el-be-NE A-dam
Exegesis
The verse opens with the direct address aleikhem {אֲלֵיכֶ֣ם | ʾă-lê-khem} ‘to you’, immediately marking the audience before the vocative ishim {אִישִׁ֣ים | ʾî-šîm} ‘men’.
In context — Proverbs 8:4
To you, O men , I call, and my voice is to the sons of Adam .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 8:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 8:4, so the Hebrew word אֲלֵיכֶ֣ם (alekhem) 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.8.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.8.4.W1.S1) and character.