Proverbs 11:16:1Prov.11.16.W1TAB
אֵֽשֶׁת־חֵ֭ן
eshetkhen
“a woman of favor or grace”
- Transliteration
- E-shet-KHEN
- Extended
- EE-sheht-KHEHN
- IPA
- /ˈʔeː.ʃɛt.ˈħeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- a woman of favor or grace
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
E-shet-KHEN
- clause
E-shet-KHEN tit-MOKH ka-VOD
- sentence
E-shet-KHEN tit-MOKH ka-VOD ve-a-ri-TSIM yit-me-KHU-O-sher
Exegesis
The verse opens with the construct chain eshet {אֵשֶׁת | ʾešet} ‘woman’ immediately followed by chen {חֵן | ḥên} ‘favor’, establishing a direct link between character trait and outcome.
Root and etymology
ח־נ־נ
“favor, grace”
In context — Proverbs 11:16
A gracious woman upholds honor, but violent men uphold riches .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 11:16:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 11:16, so the Hebrew word אֵֽשֶׁת־חֵ֭ן (eshetkhen) 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.11.16.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.11.16.W1.S1) and character.