Proverbs 25:17:6Prov.25.17.W6TAB
וּשְׂנֵאֶֽךָ׃
useneekha
“and he will hate you”
- Transliteration
- u-se-NE-e-kha
- Extended
- oo-seh-NEE-eh-khaa
- IPA
- /uːsəˈneː.ʔɛ.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he will hate you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
u-se-NE-e-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 subsequent vav-imperfect usne’ekha {וּשְׂנֵאֶךָ | ū-sne-’ə-ḵā} ‘and hate you’ states the resulting aversion. The structure underscores the causal warning and employs metonymy, purpose clause construction, and parallel imperfect verbs to convey social caution.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–nun–aleph
“to hate”
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 25:17:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 25:17, so the Hebrew word וּשְׂנֵאֶֽךָ׃ (useneekha) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.25.17.W6.S1) and character.