Proverbs 15:21:5Prov.15.21.W5TAB
תְּ֝בוּנָ֗ה
tevuna
“of understanding”
- Transliteration
- te-vu-NA
- Extended
- teh-voo-NAA
- IPA
- /təvuːˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of understanding
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
te-vu-NA
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ISH te-vu-NA
- clause
ve-ISH te-vu-NA ye-ya-SHER-la-KHET
- sentence
i-VE-let sim-KHA la-kha-SAR-LEV ve-ISH te-vu-NA ye-ya-SHER-la-KHET
Exegesis
The second clause begins with the conjunction wə-ʾîš {וְאִישׁ | wə-ʾîš} ‘and a man’, reinforced by the appositional noun teḇûnāh {תְּבוּנָה | teḇûnāh} ‘understanding’.
Root and etymology
ב־י־ןb–y–n
“to discern, understand”
In context — Proverbs 15:21
Folly is joy to one who lacks heart , but a man of understanding makes his way straight.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:21:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 15:21, so the Hebrew word תְּ֝בוּנָ֗ה (tevuna) 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.15.21.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.21.W5.S1) and character.