Proverbs 9:2:1Prov.9.2.W1TAB
טָבְחָ֣ה
tavkha
“she has slaughtered”
- Transliteration
- TAV-kha
- Extended
- TAAV-khah
- IPA
- /tˤaːvˈħaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- she has slaughtered
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Alphabet Analysis
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
TAV-kha
- clause
TAV-kha tiv-KHAH mas-KHA ye-NAH
- sentence
TAV-kha tiv-KHAH mas-KHA ye-NAH AF a-re-KHA shul-kha-NAH
Exegesis
The verse employs three coordinated Qal perfect verbs tavkhah {טָבְחָ֣ה | ṭā·ḇə·ḥā} “she has slaughtered,” maskhah {מָסְכָ֣ה | mā·sə·ḵā} “she has mixed,” and ar’khah {עָֽרְכָ֥ה | ‘ā·rə·ḵā} “she has set.”
Each verb takes a following construct noun with a feminine singular suffix: tivkhah {טִ֭בְחָהּ | ṭiv·ḥā(h)} “slaughter,” yeinah {יֵינָ֑הּ | yē·nā(h)} “wine,” and shulchanah {שֻׁלְחָנָֽהּ | šul·ḥā·nā(h)} “table.”
Root and etymology
Roott–b–ḥ
“to slaughter”
In context — Proverbs 9:2
She has slaughtered her beasts and mixed her wine ; she has arranged her table .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 9:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 9:2, so the Hebrew word טָבְחָ֣ה (tavkha) 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.9.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.9.2.W1.S1) and character.