Proverbs 23:30:2Prov.23.30.W2TAB
עַל־הַיָּ֑יִן
alhayayin
“over the wine”
- Transliteration
- al-ha-YA-yin
- Extended
- ahl-hah-YAA-yihn
- IPA
- /ʕal.hajˈjaː.jin/
Meaning by language
- English
- over the wine
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
al-ha-YA-yin
- clause
la-me-A-kha-RIM al-ha-YA-yin
- sentence
la-me-A-kha-RIM al-ha-YA-yin la-ba-IM la-khe-KOR mi-me-SAKH
Exegesis
The maqqef in al-hayayin {עַל־הַיָּיִן | ʿal-hayyāyin} binds the preposition and noun into one unit, emphasizing prolonged involvement.
Root and etymology
y-y-nyod–yod–nun
“wine, fermented grape drink”
In context — Proverbs 23:30
To those who linger over wine, to those who go to investigate mixed wine .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 23:30:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 23:30, so the Hebrew word עַל־הַיָּ֑יִן (alhayayin) 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.23.30.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.23.30.W2.S1) and character.