Proverbs 21:30:4Prov.21.30.W4TAB
תְּבוּנָ֑ה
tevuna
“understanding”
- Transliteration
- te-vu-NA
- Extended
- teh-VOO-NAA
- IPA
- /təvuˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- understanding
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
te-vu-NA
- clause
EN kha-KHE-MA ve-EN te-vu-NA
- sentence
EN kha-KHE-MA ve-EN te-vu-NA ve-EN e-TSA le-NE-ged Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The nouns chakmah {חָ֭כְמָה | ḥā-ḵə-māh} ‘wisdom’, tevunah {תְּבוּנָ֑ה | tə-vū-nāh} ‘understanding’, and etzah {עֵ֝צָ֗ה | ʿê-ṣāh} ‘counsel’ form the three parallel elements.
Root and etymology
Rootbet–yod–nun
“to understand”
In context — Proverbs 21:30
There is no wisdom or understanding, and no counsel can stand before the LORD .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 21:30:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 21:30, so the Hebrew word תְּבוּנָ֑ה (tevuna) 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.21.30.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.21.30.W4.S1) and character.