Proverbs 25:8:4Prov.25.8.W4TAB
פֶּ֣ן
pen
“lest”
- Transliteration
- PEN
- Extended
- PEHN
- IPA
- /pɛn/
Meaning by language
- English
- lest
Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
PEN
- phraseyour reading level
ma-HER PEN ma-ta-a-SE be-a-kha-ri-TAH
- clause
al-te-TSE la-RIV ma-HER PEN ma-ta-a-SE be-a-kha-ri-TAH
- sentence
al-te-TSE la-RIV ma-HER PEN ma-ta-a-SE be-a-kha-ri-TAH be-hakh-LIM OT-kha RE-e-kha
Exegesis
The conjunction pen {פֶּן | pén} introduces a negative result clause, followed by the interrogative mah taʿaseh {מַה תַּעֲשֶה | mah ta·ʿa·šé} ‘what you will do’, underscoring potential confusion.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–pe–nun
“wheel, manner”
In context — Proverbs 25:8
Do not go out hastily to bring a case , lest you not know what to do in the end when your companion brings you to shame .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 25:8:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 25:8, so the Hebrew word פֶּ֣ן (pen) 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.25.8.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.25.8.W4.S1) and character.