Proverbs 26:8:4Prov.26.8.W4TAB
כֵּן־נוֹתֵ֖ן
kennoten
“so is giving”
- Transliteration
- ken-NO-ten
- Extended
- keen-NOH-teen
- IPA
- /keːn.noːˈteːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- so is giving
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ken-NO-ten
- clause
ken-NO-ten likh-SIL ka-VOD
- sentence
kits-ROR E-ven be-mar-GE-ma ken-NO-ten likh-SIL ka-VOD
Exegesis
The adverb kennoten {כֵּן־נוֹתֵ֖ן | kên-nō·ṯên} ‘so gives’ introduces the apodosis, with the indirect object marker l- plus ksil {לִכְסִ֣יל | lik·sîl} ‘fool’ and the direct object kavod {כָּבֽוֹד | kā-ḇōḏ} ‘honor’ completing the contrast. The chiastic structure (binding–stone–sling // giving–honor–fool) amplifies the moral indictment of misplaced esteem. The translation preserves the simile structure and parallelism to mirror the Hebrew rhetorical force.
In context — Proverbs 26:8
Like someone binding a stone in a sling , so is the one who bestows honor on a fool .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 26:8:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 26:8, so the Hebrew word כֵּן־נוֹתֵ֖ן (kennoten) 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.26.8.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.26.8.W4.S1) and character.