Proverbs 12:9:2Prov.12.9.W2TAB
נִ֭קְלֶה
nikle
“being lightly esteemed or lowly”
- Transliteration
- nik-le
- Extended
- nihk-LEH
- IPA
- /niqˈlɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- being lightly esteemed or lowly
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
nik-le
- clause
TOV nik-le ve-E-ved LO
- sentence
TOV nik-le ve-E-ved LO mim-te-kab-BED va-kha-SAR-la-khem
Exegesis
The participle nikleh {נִקְלֶה | niqqəlêh} ‘one who is despised’ functions as a nominal subject, linked by the conjunction wə {וְ | wə} to ʿeḇeḏ lô {עֶבֶד ל֑וֹ | ʿeḇeḏ lô} ‘a servant to him’, illustrating retained provision despite low status.
Root and etymology
q-l-hqof–lamed–heh
“to be slighted; despised”
In context — Proverbs 12:9
Better is one who is despised and has a servant than one who honors himself and lacks bread .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 12:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 12:9, so the Hebrew word נִ֭קְלֶה (nikle) 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.12.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.12.9.W2.S1) and character.