Proverbs 17:24:2Prov.17.24.W2TAB
מֵבִ֣ין
mevin
“one understanding or discerning”
- Transliteration
- me-VIN
- Extended
- meh-VEEN
- IPA
- /meːˈviːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- one understanding or discerning
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
me-VIN
- 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 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’.
Root and etymology
Rootb-y-n
“to discern, understand”
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 17:24:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 17:24, so the Hebrew word מֵבִ֣ין (mevin) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.24.W2.S1) and character.