Proverbs 22:3:8Prov.22.3.W8TAB
וְֽנֶעֱנָֽשׁוּ׃
veneenashu
“and were punished”
- Transliteration
- ve-ne-e-NA-shu
- Extended
- veh-NEH-eh-NAA-shoo
- IPA
- /və.nɛ.ʕɛ̆ˈnaː.ʃuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and were punished
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
ve-ne-e-NA-shu
- phraseyour reading level
a-ve-RU ve-ne-e-NA-shu
- clause
u-fe-ta-YIM a-ve-RU ve-ne-e-NA-shu
- sentence
a-RUM ra-A ra-A va-yis-sa-TER ve-ni-se-TAR u-fe-ta-YIM a-ve-RU ve-ne-e-NA-shu
Exegesis
The disjunctive vav on u-pəṯāyim {וּפְתָיִ֗ים | upəṯāyîm} ‘but the simple’ marks the shift, leading to ‘āvarû {עָבְרוּ | ‘āvarû} ‘they passed by’ (Qal perfect) and wə-nǝ‘ănāšû {וְנֶעֱנָֽשׁוּ | wə-nǝ‘ănāšû} ‘and were punished’ (Nifal perfect). This pattern of Qal versus Nifal stems in parallel perfect forms underscores perception → response → outcome, mirrored in English to preserve rhythm and causality.
In context — Proverbs 22:3
A prudent person saw the evil and hid himself, but the simple passed by and were punished .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 22:3:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Proverbs 22:3, so the Hebrew word וְֽנֶעֱנָֽשׁוּ׃ (veneenashu) 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.22.3.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.22.3.W8.S1) and character.