Proverbs 9:5:3Prov.9.5.W3TAB
בְֽלַחֲמִ֑י
velakhami
“of my bread”
- Transliteration
- ve-la-kha-MI
- Extended
- veh-lah-khah-MIH
- IPA
- /vəlaħăˈmiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of my bread
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-la-kha-MI
- clause
le-KHU la-kha-MU ve-la-kha-MI
- sentence
le-KHU la-kha-MU ve-la-kha-MI u-she-TU be-ya-YIN ma-sakh-TI
Exegesis
It is followed by lachamu {לַחֲמוּ | la-ḥa-mû} ‘eat’ preceding its construct object be-lachami {בְּלַחֲמִי | bə-la-ḥa-mî} ‘my bread’, emphasizing the host’s provision.
In context — Proverbs 9:5
Come, partake of my bread and drink the wine I have mixed.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 9:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 9:5, so the Hebrew word בְֽלַחֲמִ֑י (velakhami) 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.9.5.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.9.5.W3.S1) and character.