Proverbs 25:7:8Prov.25.7.W8TAB
נָדִ֑יב
nadiv
“a noble”
- Transliteration
- na-DIV
- Extended
- naa-DEEV
- IPA
- /naːˈdiːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- a noble
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
na-DIV
- 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 noun nadiv {נָדִיב | nā-dîv} ‘prince’ is specified by the relative clause asher ra’u {אֲשֶׁר רָאוּ | ’ă-šer rā-’û} ‘whom they have seen,’ concluding with the pronominal phrase eineikha {עֵינֶיךָ | ’ê-nê-kā} ‘your eyes.’ The English renderings maintain Hebrew word order and emphasize the contrast between public honor and public shame.
Root and etymology
n-d-bnun–dalet–bet
“noble, generous”
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 25:7:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Proverbs 25:7, so the Hebrew word נָדִ֑יב (nadiv) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.25.7.W8.S1) and character.