Proverbs 22:18:1Prov.22.18.W1TAB
כִּֽי־נָ֭עִים
kinaim
“for they are pleasant”
- Transliteration
- ki-na-IM
- Extended
- kee-na-EEM
- IPA
- /ki.naːˈʕiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- for they are pleasant
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 | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ki-na-IM
- clause
ki-na-IM ki-tish-me-REM be-vit-NE-kha
- sentence
ki-na-IM ki-tish-me-REM be-vit-NE-kha yi-KO-nu yakh-DAV al-se-fa-TE-kha
Exegesis
The first ki {כִּי | kî} ‘for’ introduces the evaluative clause with naʿîm {נָעִים | nāʿîm} ‘pleasant’, while the second ki {כִּי | kî} ‘if/when’ marks the conditional protasis.
Root and etymology
RootNun–Ayin–Mem
“pleasant”
In context — Proverbs 22:18
For it is pleasant if you keep them within your inner being ; together they will be established upon your lips.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 22:18:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 22:18, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־נָ֭עִים (kinaim) 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.22.18.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.22.18.W1.S1) and character.