Proverbs 14:21:5Prov.14.21.W5TAB
עֲנָוִ֣ים
anavim
“humble ones or afflicted ones”
- Transliteration
- a-na-VIM
- Extended
- ah-naa-VEEM
- IPA
- /ʕă.naːˈviːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- humble ones or afflicted ones
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Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
a-na-VIM
- phraseyour reading level
e-ni-YIM a-na-VIM ash-re-VAV
- 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
ʿ-n-hayin–nun–heh
“to be humble”
In context — Proverbs 14:21
Whoever despises his neighbor sins, but he who shows kindness to the lowly is blessed .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 14:21:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 14:21, so the Hebrew word עֲנָוִ֣ים (anavim) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.21.W5.S1) and character.