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
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
la-NA-ar
- clause
kha-NOKH la-NA-ar al-PI dar-KO
- 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 context — Proverbs 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.