Proverbs 17:8:6Prov.17.8.W6TAB
יִפְנֶ֣ה
yifne
“he turns”
- Transliteration
- yif-NE
- Extended
- yihf-NEH
- IPA
- /jifˈnɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- he turns
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yif-NE
- phraseyour reading level
yif-NE yas-KIL
- clause
el-KOL-a-SHER yif-NE yas-KIL
- sentence
E-ven-KHEN ha-SHO-khad be-e-NE ve-a-LAV el-KOL-a-SHER yif-NE yas-KIL
Exegesis
The relative clause el-kol-asher yipneh {אֶל־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר יִפְנֶה | ʾel kol ʾa-šer yip-pə-nê} indicates unrestricted scope of action.
Root and etymology
Rootyod–pe–nun
“to turn aside, direct”
In context — Proverbs 17:8
A bribe is like a precious stone in the eyes of its owner; wherever he turns, he prospers .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 17:8:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 17:8, so the Hebrew word יִפְנֶ֣ה (yifne) 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.17.8.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.8.W6.S1) and character.