Proverbs 17:27:7Prov.17.27.W7TAB
תְּבוּנָֽה׃
tevuna
“of understanding”
- Transliteration
- te-vu-NA
- Extended
- teh-voo-NAA
- IPA
- /təvuːˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of understanding
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
te-vu-NA
- phraseyour reading level
ISH te-vu-NA
- clause
ve-kar-ye-KAR-RU-akh ISH te-vu-NA
- sentence
kho-SEKH a-ma-RAV yo-DE-a da-AT ve-kar-ye-KAR-RU-akh ISH te-vu-NA
Exegesis
The second line presents ish tevunah {אִ֣ישׁ תְּבוּנָֽה | ʾîš tə-bū-nāh} ‘a man of understanding’ in apposition, connected by the additive waw in veqar-ruach {וְקַר־רוּחַ֙ | wə-qār-rû-aḥ} ‘and cool of spirit’. The waw-conjunction signals the addition of emotional composure to practical wisdom. The chiastic arrangement (restraint–knowledge : understanding–calmness) highlights the integrated nature of wisdom.
Root and etymology
ב־י־ן
“to understand, discern”
In context — Proverbs 17:27
He who restrains his words has knowledge, and a man of understanding has a calm spirit .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 17:27:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 17:27, so the Hebrew word תְּבוּנָֽה׃ (tevuna) 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.17.27.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.27.W7.S1) and character.