Proverbs 23:35:1Prov.23.35.W1TAB
הִכּ֥וּנִי
hikuni
“they struck me”
- Transliteration
- hi-KU-ni
- Extended
- hih-KOO-nee
- IPA
- /hi.kˈkuː.niː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they struck me
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hi-KU-ni
- phraseyour reading level
hi-KU-ni bal-kha-li-TI
- clause
hi-KU-ni bal-kha-li-TI ha-la-MU-ni bal-ya-DA-et-ti ma-TAI a-KITS
- sentence
hi-KU-ni bal-kha-li-TI ha-la-MU-ni bal-ya-DA-et-ti ma-TAI a-KITS o-SIF a-va-ke-SHE-nu OD
Exegesis
The first pair uses the hifil perfect verbs hikuni {הִכּ֥וּנִי | hiḵkûnî} ‘they struck me’ and halamuni {הֲלָמ֗וּנִי | hălāmûnî} ‘they beat me’ framed by the negative particle bal {בַל | bāl} and the perfect-state verbs chaliti {חָלִיתִי | ḥālitî} and yadati {יָ֫דָ֥עְתִּי | yāḏa‘tî}, forming a chiastic contrast between physical assault and lack of sensation.
Root and etymology
n-k-hnun–kaph–heh
“to strike”
In context — Proverbs 23:35
They struck me, but I was not sick; they beat me, yet I did not know it. When shall I awake ? I will add, and I will seek it again .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 23:35:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 23:35, so the Hebrew word הִכּ֥וּנִי (hikuni) 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.23.35.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.23.35.W1.S1) and character.