Proverbs 20:13:2Prov.20.13.W2TAB
שֵׁ֭נָה
shena
“sleep”
- Transliteration
- she-NA
- Extended
- shee-NAA
- IPA
- /ʃeːˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- sleep
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| 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
she-NA
- clause
al-te-e-HAV she-NA pen-ti-va-RESH
- sentence
al-te-e-HAV she-NA pen-ti-va-RESH pe-KAKH e-NE-kha se-va-LA-khem
Exegesis
The noun sheinah {שֵׁנָה | šēnāh} ‘sleep’ functions as the direct object.
Root and etymology
y-sh-nyod–shin–nun
“to sleep”
In context — Proverbs 20:13
Do not love sleep , or you will become poor; open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with bread .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 20:13:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 20:13, so the Hebrew word שֵׁ֭נָה (shena) 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.20.13.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.20.13.W2.S1) and character.