Proverbs 17:26:6Prov.17.26.W6TAB
נְדִיבִ֣ים
nedivim
“nobles or generous ones”
- Transliteration
- ne-di-VIM
- Extended
- neh-dih-VEEM
- IPA
- /nədiːˈviːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- nobles or generous ones
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ne-di-VIM
- phraseyour reading level
ne-di-VIM al-YO-sher
- clause
le-hak-KOT ne-di-VIM al-YO-sher
- sentence
GAM a-NOSH la-tsa-DIK lo-TO(V) le-hak-KOT ne-di-VIM al-YO-sher
Exegesis
The parallel infinitive le-hakot {לְהַכּוֹת | lə-hakkôt} ‘to strike’ extends the condemnation to nedivim {נְדִיבִים | nə-dî-vîm} ‘nobles’, while the prepositional phrase al-yosher {עַל־יֹשֶׁר | ʿal-yōšer} ‘for uprightness’ specifies the honored motive. The structure of two negated infinitive clauses creates a chiastic parallelism that reinforces the ethical prohibition.
Root and etymology
n-d-bnun–dalet–bet
“noble, generous, willing”
In context — Proverbs 17:26
Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for uprightness .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 17:26:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 17:26, so the Hebrew word נְדִיבִ֣ים (nedivim) 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.17.26.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.26.W6.S1) and character.