Proverbs 24:23:3Prov.24.23.W3TAB
הַֽכֵּר־פָּנִ֖ים
hakerpanim
“to show recognition of faces”
- Transliteration
- ha-KER-pa-NIM
- Extended
- hah-KEER-paa-NEEM
- IPA
- /hakˈkeːr.paːˈniːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to show recognition of faces
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-KER-pa-NIM
- clause
ha-KER-pa-NIM be-mish-PAT bal-TOV
- sentence
gam-E-le la-kha-kha-MIM ha-KER-pa-NIM be-mish-PAT bal-TOV
Exegesis
The Hiphil infinitive construct ha-ker {הַכֵּר | ha-kēr} combined with panim {פָּנִים | pā-nîm} forms the idiom “showing partiality,” where the stem conveys causative bias.
In context — Proverbs 24:23
These also are for the wise: showing partiality in judgment is not good .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 24:23:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 24:23, so the Hebrew word הַֽכֵּר־פָּנִ֖ים (hakerpanim) 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.24.23.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.24.23.W3.S1) and character.