Proverbs 17:6:4Prov.17.6.W4TAB
בָנִ֑ים
vanim
“sons”
- Transliteration
- va-NIM
- Extended
- vaa-NEEM
- IPA
- /vaːˈniːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- sons
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| 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
va-NIM
- 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.’
The vav conjunction {וְ | wə} introduces the second clause ve-tiferet banim avotam {וְתִפְאֶרֶת בָנִים אֲבוֹתָם | wə-ti-pə-ʾer-et ba-nīm ʾa-vō-tām}, where tiferet {תִפְאֶרֶת | ti-pə-ʾer-et} ‘glory’ is the subject and avotam {אֲבוֹתָם | ʾa-vō-tām} ‘their fathers’ is the genitival complement. Hebrew construct syntax places the possessed noun before the possessor, which in English is rendered by reversing the order while preserving the parallel structure.
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 17:6:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 17:6, so the Hebrew word בָנִ֑ים (vanim) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.6.W4.S1) and character.