Proverbs 17:6:3Prov.17.6.W3TAB
בְּנֵ֣י
benei
“sons of”
- Transliteration
- be-NEI
- Extended
- beh-NEE
- IPA
- /bəˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- sons of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-NEI
- clause
a-TE-ret ze-ke-NIM be-NEI va-NIM
- sentence
a-TE-ret ze-ke-NIM be-NEI va-NIM ve-tif-e-ER-et va-NIM a-vo-TAM
Exegesis
The term benei banim {בְּנֵי בָנִים | bə-nē ba-nīm} ‘sons of sons’ functions as the predicate noun ‘grandchildren.’
In context — Proverbs 17:6
The crown of old men is sons of sons , and the glory of sons is their fathers .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 17:6:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 17:6, so the Hebrew word בְּנֵ֣י (benei) 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.17.6.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.6.W3.S1) and character.