Proverbs 2:4:1Prov.2.4.W1TAB
אִם־תְּבַקְשֶׁ֥נָּה
imtevakshena
“if you seek her or it”
- Transliteration
- im-te-vak-she-NA
- Extended
- ihm-teh-vahk-sheh-NAA
- IPA
- /ʔim.təvaq.ʃeˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- if you seek her or it
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
im-te-vak-she-NA
- clause
im-te-vak-she-NA ka-KA-sef
- sentence
im-te-vak-she-NA ka-KA-sef ve-kam-mat-mo-NIM takh-pe-se-NA
Exegesis
The Hebrew conditional im {אִם | ʾim} ‘if’ introduces a hypothetical scenario, followed by two parallel Piel imperfect verbs tevakshenna {תְּבַקְשֶׁ֥נָּה | tə-vaq-šé-nā} ‘you seek her’ and tachpesenna {תַּחְפְּשֶֽנָּה | taḥ-pe-sě-nā} ‘you search for her’, each with a third-person feminine suffix personifying wisdom.
Root and etymology
b-q-shbet–qof–shin
“to seek, desire”
In context — Proverbs 2:4
If you seek her as silver and search for her as hidden treasures .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 2:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 2:4, so the Hebrew word אִם־תְּבַקְשֶׁ֥נָּה (imtevakshena) 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.2.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.2.4.W1.S1) and character.