Proverbs 23:17:1Prov.23.17.W1TAB
אַל־יְקַנֵּ֣א
alyekanne
“do not envy”
- Transliteration
- al-ye-kan-NE
- Extended
- ahl-yeh-kahn-NEE
- IPA
- /ʔal.jə.qanˈneːʔ/
Meaning by language
- English
- do not envy
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
al-ye-kan-NE
- clause
al-ye-kan-NE li-BE-kha ba-khat-ta-IM
- sentence
al-ye-kan-NE li-BE-kha ba-khat-ta-IM KI IM-be-yi-re-AT-ye-ho-VAH kol-ha-YOM
Exegesis
The verse presents a bipartite directive, opening with the prohibitive particle al {אַל | ʾal} ‘do not’ combined with yeqannēʾ {יְקַנֵּא | yeqannēʾ} ‘let envy’ to address libbĕkā {לִבְּךָ | libbĕkā} ‘your heart’, understood as the locus of inward inclination.
Root and etymology
q-n-ʾqof–nun–aleph
“to be jealous, zealous”
In context — Proverbs 23:17
Do not let your heart envy sinners , but remain in the fear of the LORD all day long.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 23:17:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 23:17, so the Hebrew word אַל־יְקַנֵּ֣א (alyekanne) 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.23.17.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.23.17.W1.S1) and character.