Proverbs 18:23:1Prov.18.23.W1TAB
תַּחֲנוּנִ֥ים
takhanunim
“supplications or entreaties”
- Transliteration
- takh-a-nu-NIM
- Extended
- tahkh-ah-noo-NEEM
- IPA
- /taħ.ănuːˈniːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- supplications or entreaties
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
takh-a-nu-NIM
- clause
takh-a-nu-NIM ye-da-BER-RASH
- sentence
takh-a-nu-NIM ye-da-BER-RASH ve-a-SHIR ya-a-NE a-ZOT
Exegesis
The first clause features the noun tachanunim {תַּחֲנוּנִים | ṭa-ḥă-nû-nîm} governed by the verb yedabber {יְדַבֶּר | yě-ḏab-běr}, forming a concessive sense.
Root and etymology
ḥ-n-nḥet–nun–nun
“to show favor, entreat”
In context — Proverbs 18:23
The poor person speaks in pleas , but the rich person replies with harshness .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 18:23:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 18:23, so the Hebrew word תַּחֲנוּנִ֥ים (takhanunim) 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.18.23.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.18.23.W1.S1) and character.