Proverbs 23:14:3Prov.23.14.W3TAB
תַּכֶּ֑נּוּ
takkenu
“you strike him”
- Transliteration
- tak-KE-nu
- Extended
- tahk-KEH-noo
- IPA
- /tak.ˈkɛn.nuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- you strike him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
tak-KE-nu
- clause
a-TA bash-SHE-vet tak-KE-nu
- sentence
a-TA bash-SHE-vet tak-KE-nu ve-NAF-sho mish-she-OL tat-TSIL
Exegesis
The verb takkennu {תַּכֶּ֑נּוּ | taqqennu} ‘you will strike him’ in the Qal imperfect with suffix conveys an admonitory directive.
In context — Proverbs 23:14
You will strike him with the rod, and you will deliver his soul from Sheol.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 23:14:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 23:14, so the Hebrew word תַּכֶּ֑נּוּ (takkenu) 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.23.14.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.23.14.W3.S1) and character.