Proverbs 17:7:5Prov.17.7.W5TAB
כִּֽי־לְנָדִ֥יב
kilenadiv
“for a noble”
- Transliteration
- ki-le-na-DIV
- Extended
- KEE-leh-nah-DEEV
- IPA
- /kiː.lənaːˈdiːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- for a noble
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ki-le-na-DIV
- phraseyour reading level
ki-le-na-DIV se-FAT-sha-KER
- clause
AF ki-le-na-DIV se-FAT-sha-KER
- sentence
lo-NA-va le-na-VAL se-FAT-YE-ter AF ki-le-na-DIV se-FAT-sha-KER
Exegesis
The adversative af {אַ֝֗ף | ’ăp̄} ‘even’ intensifies the pivot marked by ki {כִּֽי־ | kî} ‘for/but’, introducing the greater case.
The parallel sefat-sheqer {שְׂפַת־שָֽׁקֶר׃ | śă-p̄at-šā-qer} ‘lip of falsehood’ applied to lenadiv {לְנָדִ֥יב | lə-nā-ḏîḇ} ‘for a noble’ mirrors the first clause. This repetition of sefat- in a construct chain highlights the moral incongruity between a fool’s elevated speech and a noble’s deceit. The Hebrew reliance on the maqqef signals tight lexical coupling and parallelism, which the English rendering preserves through parallel phrasing.
Root and etymology
n-d-bnun–dalet–bet
“willing, generous”
In context — Proverbs 17:7
Excellent speech is not fitting for a fool , much less are lying lips for a noble .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 17:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 17:7, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־לְנָדִ֥יב (kilenadiv) 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.17.7.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.7.W5.S1) and character.