Proverbs 17:2:3Prov.17.2.W3TAB
בְּבֵ֣ן
beven
“over a son”
- Transliteration
- be-VEN
- Extended
- beh-VEEN
- IPA
- /bəˈvɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- over a son
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 | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-VEN
- phraseyour reading level
yim-SHOL be-VEN me-VISH
- clause
E-ved-mas-KIL yim-SHOL be-VEN me-VISH
- sentence
E-ved-mas-KIL yim-SHOL be-VEN me-VISH u-ve-TOKH a-KHIM ya-kha-LOK na-kha-LA
Exegesis
The circumstantial phrase beben mevish {בְּבֵן מֵבִישׁ | bə-bên mêḇîš} ‘over a son who causes shame’ specifies the character of the one governed.
In context — Proverbs 17:2
A discerning servant will rule over a son who causes shame, and will share in the inheritance among his brothers.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 17:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 17:2, so the Hebrew word בְּבֵ֣ן (beven) 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.17.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.2.W3.S1) and character.