Proverbs 24:18:1Prov.24.18.W1TAB
פֶּן־יִרְאֶ֣ה
penyireh
“lest he see”
- Transliteration
- pen-yir-EH
- Extended
- pehn-yir-EH
- IPA
- /pɛn.jirˈʔɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- lest he see
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pen-yir-EH
- clause
pen-yir-EH ye-ho-VAH ve-RA be-e-NA-v
- sentence
pen-yir-EH ye-ho-VAH ve-RA be-e-NA-v ve-he-SHIV me-a-LA-v A-po
Exegesis
The verse begins with the particle pen {פֶּן | pen} ‘lest’, introducing a negative purpose clause.
The Qal imperfect yir’eh {יִרְאֶה | yir’ēh} ‘he sees’ follows, with YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh} as its subject, establishing divine scrutiny.
Root and etymology
Y-R-ʾy-r-ʾ
“to fear, hold in awe”
In context — Proverbs 24:18
Lest the LORD see it and deem it evil in His eyes , and turn His anger away from him.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 24:18:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 24:18, so the Hebrew word פֶּן־יִרְאֶ֣ה (penyireh) 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.24.18.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.24.18.W1.S1) and character.