Proverbs 12:21:1Prov.12.21.W1TAB

לֹא־יְאֻנֶּ֣ה

loyeune

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Transliteration
LO-ye-u-NE
Extended
LOH-yeh-uh-NEH
IPA
/loː.jəʔunˈnɛ/

Meaning by language

English
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Result
לֹא + יְ + אֻ + נֶּ֣ה
lo + ye + u + ne
loyeune

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Qibbutsshort 'oo' as in food
Nunn as in new
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    LO-ye-u-NE

  2. clause

    LO-ye-u-NE la-tsa-DIK KAL-A-ven

  3. sentence

    LO-ye-u-NE la-tsa-DIK KAL-A-ven u-re-sha-IM mal-E-u RA

Exegesis

The verse opens with the negative particle lo {לֹא | lōʼ} combined with the Nifal imperfect verb yeuneh {יְאֻנֶּ֣ה | yəʼunnēh} “will befall,” expressing a general truth that harm does not overtake the righteous.

In contextProverbs 12:21

No evil will befall the righteous, but the wicked will be filled with trouble .

About this coordinate

Proverbs 12:21:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 12:21, so the Hebrew word לֹא־יְאֻנֶּ֣ה (loyeune) 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.12.21.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.12.21.W1.S1) and character.