Proverbs 17:25:3Prov.17.25.W3TAB
בֵּ֣ן
ben
“a son”
- Transliteration
- BEN
- Extended
- BEEN
- IPA
- /ˈbeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- a son
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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Word in context
- word
BEN
- clause
KA-as le-a-VIV BEN ke-SIL
- sentence
KA-as le-a-VIV BEN ke-SIL u-ME-mer le-yo-lad-TO
Exegesis
The central subject ben kesil {בֵּן כְּסִיל | bēn kə-sîl} ‘foolish son’ connects these effects.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–bet–nun
“stone, object of weight”
In context — Proverbs 17:25
A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to his mother .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 17:25:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 17:25, so the Hebrew word בֵּ֣ן (ben) 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.17.25.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.25.W3.S1) and character.