Proverbs 10:1:6Prov.10.1.W6TAB
וּבֵ֥ן
uven
“and a son”
- Transliteration
- u-VEN
- Extended
- oo-VEEN
- IPA
- /jəsamˈmaħ.ʔaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- and a son
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-VEN
- phraseyour reading level
u-VEN ke-SIL
- clause
u-VEN ke-SIL tu-GAT i-MO
- sentence
mish-LE she-lo-MO BEN kha-KHAM ye-sa-MMAKH-AV u-VEN ke-SIL tu-GAT i-MO
Exegesis
The prefixed waw in u-ven {וּבֵ֥ן | wū·bēn} marks the antithetic continuation. The structure contrasts positive and negative filial outcomes, highlighting wisdom’s benefit and folly’s harm.
In context — Proverbs 10:1
The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son is the sorrow of his mother.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 10:1:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 10:1, so the Hebrew word וּבֵ֥ן (uven) 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.10.1.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.10.1.W6.S1) and character.