Proverbs 1:9:6Prov.1.9.W6TAB
וַ֝עֲנָקִ֗ים
vaanakim
“and necklaces”
- Transliteration
- va-a-na-KIM
- Extended
- vah-ah-nah-KEEM
- IPA
- /waʕănaːˈqiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and necklaces
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
va-a-na-KIM
- clause
va-a-na-KIM le-gar-ge-RO-te-KHA
- sentence
KI li-ve-YAT KHEN HEM le-RO-she-KHA va-a-na-KIM le-gar-ge-RO-te-KHA
Exegesis
A merism arises in the paired prepositional phrases le-roshekha {לְרֹאשֶׁ֑ךָ | lə-rōʾšê-kā} ‘for your head’ and wa-anaqim {וַ֝עֲנָקִ֗ים | wa-ʿănāqîm} ‘and chains,’ joined with le-gargə-rōṯê-kha {לְגַרְגְּרֹתֶֽיךָ | lə-gargə-rōṯê-kā} ‘for your neck,’ to depict complete honor expressed through visible adornment.
Root and etymology
ע־נ־ק
“chain, necklace”
In context — Proverbs 1:9
For they are a wreath of grace for your head and ornaments for your neck .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 1:9:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 1:9, so the Hebrew word וַ֝עֲנָקִ֗ים (vaanakim) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.1.9.W6.S1) and character.