Proverbs 20:11:3Prov.20.11.W3TAB
יִתְנַכֶּר־נָ֑עַר
yitenakernaar
“a youth makes himself known”
- Transliteration
- yi-te-na-ker-NA-ar
- Extended
- yih-teh-nah-kehr-NAA-ahr
- IPA
- /ji.θə.nak.kɛr.ˈnaː.ʕar/
Meaning by language
- English
- a youth makes himself known
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yi-te-na-ker-NA-ar
- clause
GAM BE-ma-a-la-LAV yi-te-na-ker-NA-ar
- sentence
GAM BE-ma-a-la-LAV yi-te-na-ker-NA-ar im-ZAKH ve-im-ya-SHAR pa-o-LO
Exegesis
The unit yitnaker-naar {יִתְנַכֶּר־נָעַר | yiṯ-nak-ker-nāʿār} features a maqqef linking the Niphal imperfect verb and noun, inverting the verb–subject order for emphasis on recognition.
Root and etymology
RootNun-Ayin-Resh
“youth; stir”
In context — Proverbs 20:11
Also by his deeds a youth is recognized; whether his work is pure and upright .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 20:11:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 20:11, so the Hebrew word יִתְנַכֶּר־נָ֑עַר (yitenakernaar) 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.20.11.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.20.11.W3.S1) and character.