Proverbs 13:5:2Prov.13.5.W2TAB
יִשְׂנָ֣א
yisna
“he hates”
- Transliteration
- yis-NA
- Extended
- yihs-NAA
- IPA
- /jisˈnɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- he hates
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yis-NA
- clause
de-VAR-SHE-ker yis-NA tsa-DIK
- sentence
de-VAR-SHE-ker yis-NA tsa-DIK ve-ra-SHA yav-e-ISH ve-yakh-PIR
Exegesis
The verb yisna {יִשְׂנָ֣א | yi-snāʾ} ‘he-hates’ follows before the subject ṣad-dîq {צַדִּ֑יק | ṣad-dîq} ‘righteous-one,’ highlighting the moral disposition of the righteous.
In context — Proverbs 13:5
A righteous person hates falsehood, but a wicked person acts shamefully and brings disgrace.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 13:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 13:5, so the Hebrew word יִשְׂנָ֣א (yisna) 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.13.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.13.5.W2.S1) and character.