Proverbs 14:21:3Prov.14.21.W3TAB
וּמְחוֹנֵ֖ן
umekhonen
“but one showing favor”
- Transliteration
- u-me-kho-NEN
- Extended
- oo-meh-khoh-NEEN
- IPA
- /uː.mə.ħoːˈneːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- but one showing favor
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| 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
u-me-kho-NEN
- clause
u-me-kho-NEN e-ni-YIM a-na-VIM ash-re-VAV
- sentence
BAZ-le-re-E-hu kho-TE u-me-kho-NEN e-ni-YIM a-na-VIM ash-re-VAV
Exegesis
The second clause is introduced by the adversative vav and mechonen {מְחוֹנֵן | mə-ḥō-nēn} ‘showing kindness,’ a piel active participle signifying gracious action, taking ʿănāvîm {עֲנָוִים | ʿănāvîm} ‘the humble’ as its direct object in the absolute plural to indicate vulnerable recipients.
Root and etymology
ḥ-n-nchet–nun–nun
“to show favor, be gracious”
In context — Proverbs 14:21
Whoever despises his neighbor sins, but he who shows kindness to the lowly is blessed .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 14:21:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 14:21, so the Hebrew word וּמְחוֹנֵ֖ן (umekhonen) 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.14.21.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.21.W3.S1) and character.