Proverbs 17:24:4Prov.17.24.W4TAB

וְעֵינֵ֥י

veene

and the eyes of

Transliteration
ve-e-NE
Extended
veh-eh-NEE
IPA
/vəʕeːˈneː/

Meaning by language

English
and the eyes of

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Result
וְ + עֵי + נֵ֥י
ve + e + ne
veene

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Nunn as in new
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-e-NE

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-e-NE khe-SIL

  3. clause

    ve-e-NE khe-SIL bik-tse-A-rets

  4. sentence

    et-pe-NE me-VIN kho-khe-MA ve-e-NE khe-SIL bik-tse-A-rets

Exegesis

The conjunction vav {וְ | wə} ‘and’ introduces the antithetical clause einei kesil {עֵינֵי כְסִיל | ʿê-nêy kᵊ-sîl} ‘eyes-of fool’.

In contextProverbs 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 17:24:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 17:24, so the Hebrew word וְעֵינֵ֥י (veene) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.24.W4.S1) and character.