Proverbs 1:9:3Prov.1.9.W3TAB
חֵ֓ן
khen
“favor”
- Transliteration
- KHEN
- Extended
- KHEHN
- IPA
- /ˈħeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- favor
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
KHEN
- phraseyour reading level
KI li-ve-YAT KHEN
- clause
KI li-ve-YAT KHEN HEM le-RO-she-KHA
- sentence
KI li-ve-YAT KHEN HEM le-RO-she-KHA va-a-na-KIM le-gar-ge-RO-te-KHA
Exegesis
The construct phrase livyat-chen {לִוְיַ֤ת־חֵ֓ן | lîwyāṯ-ḥên} ‘wreath of grace’ functions as the subject with hem {הֵ֬ם | hem} ‘they’ pointing to wisdom’s teachings.
Root and etymology
ח־נ־ן
“favor, grace”
In context — Proverbs 1:9
For they are a wreath of grace for your head and ornaments for your neck .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 1:9:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 1:9, so the Hebrew word חֵ֓ן (khen) 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.1.9.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.1.9.W3.S1) and character.