Proverbs 9:7:3Prov.9.7.W3TAB

לֹקֵ֣חַֽ

lokeakh

takes

Transliteration
lo-KE-akh
Extended
loh-KEE-akh
IPA
/loːˈqeːaħ/

Meaning by language

English
takes

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Result
לֹ + קֵ֣ + חַֽ
lo + ke + akh
lokeakh

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Qofq — deep k, uvular
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Patachshort 'ah' as in father

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Word in context

  1. word

    lo-KE-akh

  2. phraseyour reading level

    lo-KE-akh LO ka-LON

  3. clause

    yo-SER LETS lo-KE-akh LO ka-LON

  4. sentence

    yo-SER LETS lo-KE-akh LO ka-LON u-mo-KHI-akh le-ra-SHA MU-MO

Exegesis

The sequence lōqēaḥ lō qālôn {לֹקֵ֣חַ ל֣וֹ קָל֑וֹן | lōqēaḥ lō qālôn} uses a participle plus a pronominal suffix and direct object to express the result ‘obtains for himself disgrace’.

Root and etymology

Rootlamed–kaf–chet

to take, receive

In contextProverbs 9:7

Whoever corrects a scoffer acquires disgrace for himself, and whoever reproves the wicked gets a stain.

About this coordinate

Proverbs 9:7:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 9:7, so the Hebrew word לֹקֵ֣חַֽ (lokeakh) 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.9.7.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.9.7.W3.S1) and character.