Proverbs 15:5:2Prov.15.5.W2TAB
יִ֭נְאַץ
yinets
“despises”
- Transliteration
- yin-ETS
- Extended
- yihn-EHTS
- IPA
- /jinˈʔɛts/
Meaning by language
- English
- despises
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tsade Sofit | final form of Tsade — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
yin-ETS
- phraseyour reading level
yin-ETS mu-SAR a-VIV
- clause
e-VIL yin-ETS mu-SAR a-VIV
- sentence
e-VIL yin-ETS mu-SAR a-VIV ve-sho-MER to-KHA-khat ya-RIM
Exegesis
The proverb opens with the noun ewil {אֱוִ֗יל | ʾe·wîl} ‘fool,’ immediately followed by yinaʿats {יִ֭נְאֵץ | yî·naṣ} ‘despises,’ creating a concise subject-verb linkage characteristic of Hebrew antithetical parallelism.
In context — Proverbs 15:5
A fool despises his father’s instruction, but whoever keeps reproof is prudent.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 15:5, so the Hebrew word יִ֭נְאַץ (yinets) 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.15.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.5.W2.S1) and character.