Proverbs 24:28:2Prov.24.28.W2TAB
עֵד־חִנָּ֣ם
edkhinam
“a witness of no cost or without cause”
- Transliteration
- ED-khi-NAM
- Extended
- EED-khih-NAAM
- IPA
- /ʕeːd.ħinˈnaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- a witness of no cost or without cause
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ED-khi-NAM
- clause
al-te-HI ED-khi-NAM be-re-E-kha
- sentence
al-te-HI ED-khi-NAM be-re-E-kha va-ha-FI-tit-TA bis-fa-TE-kha
Exegesis
The phrase ed khinnam {עֵד־חִנָּם | ʿêd ḥinnām} functions as the object of prohibition, warning against baseless witness.
Root and etymology
Rootayin–waw–dalet
“witness, testify”
In context — Proverbs 24:28
Do not serve as a witness against your neighbor without cause, and do not mislead with your lips .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 24:28:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 24:28, so the Hebrew word עֵד־חִנָּ֣ם (edkhinam) 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.24.28.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.24.28.W2.S1) and character.