Proverbs 23:13:4Prov.23.13.W4TAB
כִּֽי־תַכֶּ֥נּוּ
kitakkenu
“for you strike him”
- Transliteration
- ki-tak-KE-nu
- Extended
- KEE-tahk-KEH-noo
- IPA
- /kiː taˈkɛnːuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for you strike him
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
ki-tak-KE-nu
- phraseyour reading level
ki-tak-KE-nu va-SHE-vet
- clause
ki-tak-KE-nu va-SHE-vet LO ya-MUT
- sentence
al-ti-me-NA min-NA-ar mu-SAR ki-tak-KE-nu va-SHE-vet LO ya-MUT
Exegesis
The conjunction kî {כִּי | kî} ‘for’ introduces a conditional protasis with takkennu {תַכֶּנּוּ | tak-ken-nû} ‘you strike him’ followed by bashevet {בַשֵּׁבֶט | baš-še-vēt} ‘with the rod’.
In context — Proverbs 23:13
Do not withhold discipline from a youth; for if you strike him with the rod , he will not die.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 23:13:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 23:13, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־תַכֶּ֥נּוּ (kitakkenu) 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.23.13.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.23.13.W4.S1) and character.