Proverbs 21:25:4Prov.21.25.W4TAB
כִּֽי־מֵאֲנ֖וּ
kimeanu
“for they refuse”
- Transliteration
- ki-me-a-NU
- Extended
- KEE-MEE-ah-NOO
- IPA
- /kiː.meː.ʔăˈnuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for they refuse
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ki-me-a-NU
- clause
ki-me-a-NU ya-DAV la-a-SOT
- sentence
ta-a-VAT a-TSEL te-MI-TE-nu ki-me-a-NU ya-DAV la-a-SOT
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} introduces the reason clause.
Meanu yadav {מֵאֲנוּ יָדָיו | mēʼă-nûnû yā-dāw} pairs a plural verb with a dual possessive noun to stress the hands’ refusal.
In context — Proverbs 21:25
The desire of the sluggard will kill him, for his hands refuse to act.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 21:25:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 21:25, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־מֵאֲנ֖וּ (kimeanu) 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.21.25.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.21.25.W4.S1) and character.