Proverbs 9:2:6Prov.9.2.W6TAB
עָֽרְכָ֥ה
arekha
“she has arranged”
- Transliteration
- a-re-KHA
- Extended
- aa-reh-KHAA
- IPA
- /ʕaːrˈxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- she has arranged
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
a-re-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
a-re-KHA shul-kha-NAH
- clause
AF a-re-KHA shul-kha-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.”
Root and etymology
Rootʿ–r–q
“to set, arrange”
In context — Proverbs 9:2
She has slaughtered her beasts and mixed her wine ; she has arranged her table .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 9:2:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 9:2, so the Hebrew word עָֽרְכָ֥ה (arekha) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.9.2.W6.S1) and character.