Proverbs 25:17:5Prov.25.17.W5TAB
פֶּן־יִ֝שְׂבָּעֲךָ֗
penyisbeakha
“lest he be satisfied with you”
- Transliteration
- pen-yis-BE-a-kha
- Extended
- pehn-yihs-BEH-ah-khaa
- IPA
- /pɛn.jisˈbɛː.ʕă.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- lest he be satisfied with 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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pen-yis-BE-a-kha
- clause
pen-yis-BE-a-kha u-se-NE-e-kha
- sentence
ho-KAR RAG-le-kha mib-BET RE-e-kha pen-yis-BE-a-kha u-se-NE-e-kha
Exegesis
The conjunction pen {פֶּן־ | pen} introduces a negative purpose clause with the imperfect pen-yisba’akha {פֶּן־יִשְׂבָּעֲךָ | pen-yis-ba-‘a-ḵā} ‘lest he become sated with you’.
In context — Proverbs 25:17
Make your visits rare at your neighbor’s house, lest he become sated with you and hate you.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 25:17:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 25:17, so the Hebrew word פֶּן־יִ֝שְׂבָּעֲךָ֗ (penyisbeakha) 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.25.17.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.25.17.W5.S1) and character.