Proverbs 21:29:4Prov.21.29.W4TAB
בְּפָנָ֑יו
befanav
“in his face”
- Transliteration
- be-fa-NAV
- Extended
- beh-faa-NAAV
- IPA
- /bəfaˈnaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- in his face
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-fa-NAV
- clause
he-EZ ISH ra-SHA be-fa-NAV
- sentence
he-EZ ISH ra-SHA be-fa-NAV ve-ya-SHAR HU ya-KHIN ya-VIN dar-KHAV dar-KO
Exegesis
The idiom befanav {בְּפָנָ֑יו | bə-p̄ā-nāw} ‘in his presence’ conveys a confrontational expression.
In context — Proverbs 21:29
The wicked man puts on a bold face, but the upright establishes and discerns his way.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 21:29:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 21:29, so the Hebrew word בְּפָנָ֑יו (befanav) 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.21.29.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.21.29.W4.S1) and character.