Proverbs 1:15:5Prov.1.15.W5TAB
מְנַ֥ע
mena
“hold back”
- Transliteration
- me-NA
- Extended
- meh-NAH
- IPA
- /məˈnaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- hold back
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-NA
- phraseyour reading level
me-NA RAG-le-KHA
- clause
me-NA RAG-le-KHA min-ne-ti-va-TAM
- sentence
be-NI al-te-LEKH be-DE-rekh i-TAM me-NA RAG-le-KHA min-ne-ti-va-TAM
Exegesis
The Piel imperative mena {מְנַע | mə-nāʿ} introduces intentional restraint of raglekha {רַגְלְךָ | rag-lə-ḵā} ‘your foot’, a metonym for life’s course.
In context — Proverbs 1:15
My son, do not go in the way with them; restrain your foot from their path .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 1:15:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 1:15, so the Hebrew word מְנַ֥ע (mena) 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.1.15.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.1.15.W5.S1) and character.