Proverbs 21:9:3Prov.21.9.W3TAB
עַל־פִּנַּת־גָּ֑ג
alpinnatgag
“on a corner of a roof”
- Transliteration
- al-pin-nat-GAG
- Extended
- ahl-pih-NAAT-GAAG
- IPA
- /ʕal.pin.naːtˈgaːg/
Meaning by language
- English
- on a corner of a roof
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Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Gimel | g as in good |
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Word in context
- word
al-pin-nat-GAG
- phraseyour reading level
la-SHE-vet al-pin-nat-GAG
- clause
TOV la-SHE-vet al-pin-nat-GAG
- sentence
TOV la-SHE-vet al-pin-nat-GAG me-E-shet mi-de-ya-NIM u-VET KHA-ver
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase al pinnat gag {עַל־פִּנַּת־גָּג | ʿal-pin-nāṯ-gāg} ‘on a corner of a roof’ employs a construct chain linking pinnat {פִּנַּת | pin-nāṯ} ‘corner’ and gag {גָּג | gāg} ‘roof,’ highlighting isolated risk.
In context — Proverbs 21:9
It is better to dwell on a corner of the rooftop than with a quarrelsome wife in a shared house .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 21:9:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 21:9, so the Hebrew word עַל־פִּנַּת־גָּ֑ג (alpinnatgag) 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.21.9.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.21.9.W3.S1) and character.