Proverbs 25:19:1Prov.25.19.W1TAB
שֵׁ֣ן
shen
“a tooth”
- Transliteration
- SHEN
- Extended
- SHEEN
- IPA
- /ˈʃeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- a tooth
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
SHEN
- clause
SHEN ro-A ve-RE-gel mu-A-det
- sentence
SHEN ro-A ve-RE-gel mu-A-det miv-TAKH bo-GED be-YOM tsa-RA
Exegesis
The proverb begins with a vivid verbless comparative phrase shen ro‘āh ve-reḡel mū‘ādeṯ {שֵן רֹעָה וְרֶגֶל מוּעָדֶת | šēn rō‘āh wə-reḡel mū‘ādeṯ} ‘a broken tooth and a slipping foot’, invoking physical pain as a metaphor for misplaced trust.
In context — Proverbs 25:19
Like a broken tooth and a slipping foot, so is confidence in a treacherous person in a day of trouble .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 25:19:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 25:19, so the Hebrew word שֵׁ֣ן (shen) 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.25.19.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.25.19.W1.S1) and character.