Proverbs 24:17:1Prov.24.17.W1TAB
בִּנְפֹ֣ל
binfol
“in falling of”
- Transliteration
- bin-FOL
- Extended
- bihn-FOHL
- IPA
- /binˈfoːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- in falling of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
bin-FOL
- clause
bin-FOL o-vei-KHA o-YIV-kha al-tis-MAKH
- sentence
bin-FOL o-vei-KHA o-YIV-kha al-tis-MAKH u-vik-KA-shlo al-ya-GEL lib-BE-kha
Exegesis
The first clause binfol {בִּנְפֹ֣ל | bĭ-nə-p̄ōl} ‘in falling’ with the infinitive construct and oyvekha {אֹיְבְךָ | ʾō-yê-ḇə-ḵā} ‘your enemy’ frames the prohibition tishmach {תִּשְׂמָח | tiś-mā-ḥ} ‘rejoice.’
Root and etymology
נ־פ־ל
“to fall, collapse”
In context — Proverbs 24:17
Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 24:17:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 24:17, so the Hebrew word בִּנְפֹ֣ל (binfol) 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.24.17.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.24.17.W1.S1) and character.