Proverbs 23:1:4Prov.23.1.W4TAB
בִּ֥ין
bin
“discern”
- Transliteration
- BIN
- Extended
- BEEN
- IPA
- /ˈbiːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- discern
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
BIN
- phraseyour reading level
BIN ta-VIN
- clause
BIN ta-VIN et-a-SHER le-fa-NE-kha
- sentence
KI-te-SHEV li-le-KHOM et-mo-SHEL BIN ta-VIN et-a-SHER le-fa-NE-kha
Exegesis
The imperative bin {בִּ֥ין | bîn} ‘consider’ followed by the imperfect tavin {תָּ֝בִ֗ין | tāvin} ‘you will understand’ form a result clause introduced by asher {אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾăšer} ‘what’.
Root and etymology
RootBet–Yod–Nun
“to discern, understand”
In context — Proverbs 23:1
When you sit to eat with a ruler, carefully consider what is set before you.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 23:1:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 23:1, so the Hebrew word בִּ֥ין (bin) 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.23.1.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.23.1.W4.S1) and character.