Proverbs 14:8:3Prov.14.8.W3TAB
הָבִ֣ין
havin
“to understand”
- Transliteration
- ha-VIN
- Extended
- haa-VIIN
- IPA
- /haːˈviːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- to understand
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-VIN
- clause
khokh-MAT a-RUM ha-VIN dar-KO
- sentence
khokh-MAT a-RUM ha-VIN dar-KO ve-i-VE-let ke-si-LIM mir-MA
Exegesis
The Hiphil perfect havin {הָבִין | hā-vîn} ‘discerns’ takes darko {דַּרְכּוֹ | dar-kô} ‘his way’ as its direct object.
In context — Proverbs 14:8
The wisdom of the prudent is that he understands his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 14:8:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 14:8, so the Hebrew word הָבִ֣ין (havin) 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.14.8.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.8.W3.S1) and character.