Proverbs 11:9:2Prov.11.9.W2TAB
חָ֭נֵף
khanef
“a godless one or a hypocrite”
- Transliteration
- kha-NEF
- Extended
- khaa-NEHF
- IPA
- /ħaːˈneːf/
Meaning by language
- English
- a godless one or a hypocrite
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kha-NEF
- phraseyour reading level
kha-NEF ya-she-KHIT re-E-HU
- clause
be-FE kha-NEF ya-she-KHIT re-E-HU
- sentence
be-FE kha-NEF ya-she-KHIT re-E-HU u-ve-DA-at tsa-di-KIM ye-kha-LE-tsu
Exegesis
The noun khanef {חָנֵף | ḥā-nêph} “hypocrite” precedes the Qal imperfect yashchit {יַשְׁחִית | yaš-ḥîṯ} “destroys,” demonstrating subject–verb–object word order, with the direct object re’ehu {רֵעֵהוּ | re-ʿê-hû} “his neighbor” in construct with a pronominal suffix.
Root and etymology
RootChet–Nun–Pe
“to be profane”
In context — Proverbs 11:9
With his mouth a hypocrite destroys his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous will be delivered.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 11:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 11:9, so the Hebrew word חָ֭נֵף (khanef) 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.11.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.11.9.W2.S1) and character.