Proverbs 25:10:1Prov.25.10.W1TAB
פֶּֽן־יְחַסֶּדְךָ֥
penyekhasedkha
“lest he shame you”
- Transliteration
- PEN-ye-kha-SED-kha
- Extended
- PEHN-yeh-khah-SEHD-khaa
- IPA
- /ˈpɛn.jəħasˈsɛd.χaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- lest he shame you
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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
PEN-ye-kha-SED-kha
- clause
PEN-ye-kha-SED-kha sho-ME-a
- sentence
PEN-ye-kha-SED-kha sho-ME-a ve-dib-BAT-kha LO ta-SHUV
Exegesis
The verse opens with pen {פֶּן | pên} ‘lest’, introducing a conditional warning.
The Piel imperfect yeḥassedkha {יְחַסֶּדְךָ | yeḥassedkha} ‘shame you’ expresses potential action against the addressee, with shomea {שֹׁמֵעַ | shōmēaʿ} ‘hearer’ as the subject.
In context — Proverbs 25:10
Lest the hearer shame you, and your reproach will not return .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 25:10:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 25:10, so the Hebrew word פֶּֽן־יְחַסֶּדְךָ֥ (penyekhasedkha) 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.25.10.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.25.10.W1.S1) and character.