Proverbs 13:15:5Prov.13.15.W5TAB
אֵיתָֽן׃
etan
“enduring or relentless”
- Transliteration
- E-TAN
- Extended
- EE-TAAN
- IPA
- /ʔeːˈtˤaːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- enduring or relentless
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
E-TAN
- phraseyour reading level
bo-ge-DIM E-TAN
- clause
ve-DE-rekh bo-ge-DIM E-TAN
- sentence
SE-khel-TOV yit-TEN-KHEN ve-DE-rekh bo-ge-DIM E-TAN
Exegesis
The conjunction wə {וְ | wə} introduces an adversative clause with derekh {דֶרֶךְ | dĕ-reḵ} ‘way’ qualified by the participle bogdim {בֹּגְדִים | bôg-dîm} ‘transgressors’, and the adjective eitan {אֵיתָן | ʾêy-ṭān} ‘hard’ serves as the predicate. This antithetical parallelism, common in Hebrew wisdom literature, contrasts the positive outcome of wisdom with the difficult fate of the faithless. The English “but” conveys the adversative sense of the Hebrew vav without overbearing the cadence.
Root and etymology
ʾ-t-naleph–tav–nun
“enduring, firm”
In context — Proverbs 13:15
Good understanding gives favor, but the way of transgressors is hard.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 13:15:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 13:15, so the Hebrew word אֵיתָֽן׃ (etan) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.13.15.W5.S1) and character.