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

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Nun Sofitfinal form of Nun — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    BEN

  2. clause

    KA-as le-a-VIV BEN ke-SIL

  3. 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 contextProverbs 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.