Proverbs 22:6:2Prov.22.6.W2TAB

לַ֭נַּעַר

lanaar

the child

Transliteration
la-NA-ar
Extended
lah-NAH-ar
IPA
/ˈlan.na.ʕar/

Meaning by language

English
the child

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
לַ֭ + נַּ + עַר
la + na + ar
lanaar

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Nunn as in new
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Reshr guttural, like the French r

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Word in context

  1. word

    la-NA-ar

  2. clause

    kha-NOKH la-NA-ar al-PI dar-KO

  3. sentence

    kha-NOKH la-NA-ar al-PI dar-KO GAM ki-ya-ze-KIN lo-ya-SUR mim-me-NAH

Exegesis

The verse opens with the Piel imperative chanok {חֲנֹךְ | ḥănôḵ} ‘dedicate’, issuing a direct command to la-na'ar {לַנַּעַר | la-na‘ar} ‘the youth’.

Root and etymology

n-ʿ-rNun–Ayin–Resh

youth, young person

In contextProverbs 22:6

Dedicate a youth according to his way ; even when he grows old, he will not depart from it.

About this coordinate

Proverbs 22:6:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 22:6, so the Hebrew word לַ֭נַּעַר (lanaar) 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.22.6.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.22.6.W2.S1) and character.