Proverbs 17:24:1Prov.17.24.W1TAB
אֶת־פְּנֵ֣י
etpene
“the face of”
- Transliteration
- et-pe-NE
- Extended
- eht-peh-NEE
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.pəˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the face of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
et-pe-NE
- clause
et-pe-NE me-VIN kho-khe-MA
- sentence
et-pe-NE me-VIN kho-khe-MA ve-e-NE khe-SIL bik-tse-A-rets
Exegesis
The Hebrew structure begins with the direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾeṯ} ‘direct object marker’, indicating that penei {פְּנֵי | pᵊ-nê} ‘face-of’ is the focal element.
The construct chain penei meivin {פְּנֵי מֵבִין | pᵊ-nê mê-vîn} ‘face-of understanding-one’ links the attentive disposition of the individual to chokhmah {חָכְמָה | ḥā-kᵊ-māh} ‘wisdom’.
In context — Proverbs 17:24
Wisdom is before the face of the one who understands, but the eyes of a fool are at the ends of the earth.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 17:24:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 17:24, so the Hebrew word אֶת־פְּנֵ֣י (etpene) 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.17.24.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.24.W1.S1) and character.