Proverbs 13:15:2Prov.13.15.W2TAB
יִתֶּן־חֵ֑ן
yittenkhen
“gives favor”
- Transliteration
- yit-TEN-KHEN
- Extended
- yiht-TEHN-KHEEN
- IPA
- /jitˈtɛnˈħeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- gives favor
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| 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
yit-TEN-KHEN
- clause
SE-khel-TOV yit-TEN-KHEN
- sentence
SE-khel-TOV yit-TEN-KHEN ve-DE-rekh bo-ge-DIM E-TAN
Exegesis
The Qal imperfect verb yiten {יִתֶּן | yiṯ-ṭēn} ‘gives’ takes chen {חֵן | ḥên} ‘favor’ as its object.
Root and etymology
ḥ-n-nhet–nun–nun
“to be gracious, show favor”
In context — Proverbs 13:15
Good understanding gives favor, but the way of transgressors is hard.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 13:15:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 13:15, so the Hebrew word יִתֶּן־חֵ֑ן (yittenkhen) 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.13.15.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.13.15.W2.S1) and character.