Proverbs 17:10:3Prov.17.10.W3TAB
בְמֵבִ֑ין
vemevin
“into one who understands”
- Transliteration
- ve-me-VIN
- Extended
- veh-mee-VIIN
- IPA
- /və.meːˈviːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- into one who understands
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| 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
ve-me-VIN
- clause
TE-khat ge-a-RA ve-me-VIN
- sentence
TE-khat ge-a-RA ve-me-VIN me-ha-KOT ke-SIL me-A
Exegesis
The noun gearah {גְּעָרָ֣ה | ge-‘ā-rāh} “rebuke” with the participle be-mevin {בְמֵבִין | mē-vîn} “in a discerning person” forms the first member.
Root and etymology
ב־י־ן
“discern, understand”
In context — Proverbs 17:10
A rebuke penetrates an understanding person more than a hundred lashes do a fool .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 17:10:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 17:10, so the Hebrew word בְמֵבִ֑ין (vemevin) 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.17.10.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.10.W3.S1) and character.