Proverbs 19:26:4Prov.19.26.W4TAB

בֵּ֝֗ן

ben

a son

Transliteration
BEN
Extended
BEEN
IPA
/ˈbeːn/

Meaning by language

English
a son

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Nun Sofitfinal form of Nun — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    BEN

  2. clause

    BEN me-VISH u-ma-khPIR

  3. sentence

    me-sha-DED-AV yav-re-AKH EM BEN me-VISH u-ma-khPIR

Exegesis

The noun ben {בֵּן | bēn} ‘son’ precedes two parallel participles, mebish {מֵבִישׁ | mēbîš} ‘causing shame’ and umachpir {וּמַחְפִּיר | ū-maḥpîr} ‘bringing disgrace’, forming a chiastic structure that heightens moral rebuke. The coordinating waw before umachpir adds cumulative emphasis, and the participial clauses in English preserve the sense of ongoing reproach.

In contextProverbs 19:26

A son who devastates his father and drives away his mother is one who brings shame and disgrace .

About this coordinate

Proverbs 19:26:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 19:26, so the Hebrew word בֵּ֝֗ן (ben) 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.19.26.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.19.26.W4.S1) and character.