Proverbs 1:18:4Prov.1.18.W4TAB
יִ֝צְפְּנ֗וּ
yitspenu
“they hide”
- Transliteration
- yits-pe-NU
- Extended
- yihts-peh-NOO
- IPA
- /jits.pəˈnuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they hide
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yits-pe-NU
- clause
yits-pe-NU le-na-fe-SHO-tam
- sentence
ve-HEM le-da-MAM ye-e-RO-vu yits-pe-NU le-na-fe-SHO-tam
Exegesis
The paired Qal imperfect verbs ye’erovu {יֶאֱרֹבוּ | yeʾ-ē-rō-vū} and yitzpenu {יִצְפְּנוּ | yit-spə-nū} are coordinated without a conjunction, conveying continuous predatory action.
In context — Proverbs 1:18
But they lie in ambush for their own blood ; they lie in wait for their own lives .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 1:18:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 1:18, so the Hebrew word יִ֝צְפְּנ֗וּ (yitspenu) 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.1.18.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.1.18.W4.S1) and character.