Proverbs 25:24:3Prov.25.24.W3TAB
עַל־פִּנַּת־גָּ֑ג
alpinatgag
“on a corner of a roof”
- Transliteration
- al-pi-NAT-GAG
- Extended
- ahl-pih-NAT-GAAG
- IPA
- /ʕal.piˈnat.ɣaːɣ/
Meaning by language
- English
- on a corner of a roof
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Gimel | g as in good |
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Word in context
- word
al-pi-NAT-GAG
- phraseyour reading level
SHE-vet al-pi-NAT-GAG
- clause
TOV SHE-vet al-pi-NAT-GAG
- sentence
TOV SHE-vet al-pi-NAT-GAG me-E-shet me-do-NIM mid-ya-NIM u-VEIT KHA-ver
Exegesis
The locative phrase al pinnat gag {עַל־פִּנַּת־גָּ֑ג | ʿal pi-nat gag} ‘on the corner of a roof’ employs a construct chain to convey precise spatial orientation.
In context — Proverbs 25:24
It is better to dwell on the corner of a rooftop than with a quarrelsome woman and in a shared house .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 25:24:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 25:24, so the Hebrew word עַל־פִּנַּת־גָּ֑ג (alpinatgag) 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.25.24.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.25.24.W3.S1) and character.