Proverbs 22:18:4Prov.22.18.W4TAB
יִכֹּ֥נוּ
yikonu
“they will be established”
- Transliteration
- yi-KO-nu
- Extended
- yih-KOH-nu
- IPA
- /jikˈkoː.nu/
Meaning by language
- English
- they will be established
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Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
yi-KO-nu
- phraseyour reading level
yi-KO-nu yakh-DAV
- clause
yi-KO-nu yakh-DAV al-se-fa-TE-kha
- sentence
ki-na-IM ki-tish-me-REM be-vit-NE-kha yi-KO-nu yakh-DAV al-se-fa-TE-kha
Exegesis
In the apodosis, the Niphal imperfect yikkōnû {יִכֹּנוּ | yikkōnû} ‘they will be established’ conveys passive security, modified by the adverb yaḥdāv {יַחְדָּו | yaḥdāv} ‘together’.
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 22:18:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 22:18, so the Hebrew word יִכֹּ֥נוּ (yikonu) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.22.18.W4.S1) and character.