Proverbs 14:1:2Prov.14.1.W2TAB
נָ֭שִׁים
nashim
“women”
- Transliteration
- na-SHIM
- Extended
- naa-SHEEM
- IPA
- /naːˈʃiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- women
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
na-SHIM
- clause
khakh-MOT na-SHIM ban-TA bei-TAH
- sentence
khakh-MOT na-SHIM ban-TA bei-TAH ve-i-VE-let be-ya-DE-ha te-HE-re-SE-nu
Exegesis
The proverb opens with khakmot {חַכְמ֣וֹת | ḥaḵ·mōṯ} “wisdoms” and nashim {נָ֭שִׁים | nā·šîm} “women” functioning as a personified attribute.
In context — Proverbs 14:1
A wise woman builds up her house , but a foolish woman pulls it down with her hands .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 14:1:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 14:1, so the Hebrew word נָ֭שִׁים (nashim) 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.14.1.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.1.W2.S1) and character.