Hosea 14:7:9Hos.14.7.W9TABWLC Hosea 14:8
כְּיֵ֖ין
keyen
“like wine”
- Transliteration
- ke-YEN
- Extended
- keh-YEEN
- IPA
- /kəˈjeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- like wine
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-YEN
- sentence
ya-SHU-vu yo-she-VE be-tsi-LO ye-kha-YU da-GAN ve-yif-re-kha-VU ka-GE-fen zi-khe-RO ke-YEN le-va-NON
Exegesis
Two comparative similes, ka-gāpen {כַּגָּ֔פֶן | ka-gāpen} “like the vine” and kə-yên lə-ḇānôn {כְּיֵ֥ין לְבָנֽוֹן | kə-yên lə-ḇānôn} “like wine from Lebanon,” reinforce the promise of abundance.
Root and etymology
consonantsyod–yod–nun
“wine”
In context — Hosea 14:7
They will return; those who dwell in his shadow will revive like grain , and they will blossom like the vine; its remembrance will be like the wine of Lebanon.
About this coordinate
Hosea 14:7:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Hosea 14:7, so the Hebrew word כְּיֵ֖ין (keyen) 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 Hos.14.7.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Hos.14.7.W9.S1) and character.