Proverbs 25:7:5Prov.25.7.W5TAB
הֵ֥נָּה
henna
“here”
- Transliteration
- HEN-na
- Extended
- HEEN-nah
- IPA
- /ˈheːn.naː/
Meaning by language
- English
- here
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
HEN-na
- phraseyour reading level
a-LE HEN-na me-ha-shpe-IL-kha lif-NE na-DIV
- clause
KI TOV a-MAR-le-KHA a-LE HEN-na me-ha-shpe-IL-kha lif-NE na-DIV
- sentence
KI TOV a-MAR-le-KHA a-LE HEN-na me-ha-shpe-IL-kha lif-NE na-DIV a-SHER RA-u E-ne-KHA
Exegesis
The imperative aleh {עֲלֵה | ’ă-lēh} ‘come up’ paired with the adverb henah {הֵנָּה | hē-nāh} ‘here’ constitutes the positive alternative.
In context — Proverbs 25:7
For it is better for you to be told, “Come up here,” than to be humiliated before a prince whom you have seen.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 25:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 25:7, so the Hebrew word הֵ֥נָּה (henna) 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.25.7.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.25.7.W5.S1) and character.