Proverbs 27:4:8Prov.27.4.W8TAB
קִנְאָֽה׃
kine
“jealousy”
- Transliteration
- kin-E
- Extended
- kihn-EH
- IPA
- /qinˈʔaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- jealousy
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kin-E
- phraseyour reading level
lif-NE kin-E
- clause
u-MI ya-a-MOD lif-NE kin-E
- sentence
akh-ze-ri-YUT khe-MA ve-SHE-tef AF u-MI ya-a-MOD lif-NE kin-E
Exegesis
The interrogative umi yaamod liphnei qinah {וּמִי יַעֲמֹד לִפְנֵי קִנְאָה | ū·mî yaʿămōḏ li·p̄nê qinʾāh} poses a rhetorical question, with the Qal imperfect yaʿămōḏ expressing potential challenge and liphnei marking direct confrontation with jealousy. English maintains the parallel structure and intensifies the imagery before the climactic question.
Root and etymology
RootQof–Nun–Aleph
“zeal, envy”
In context — Proverbs 27:4
Wrath is cruel, and anger is a flood ; but who can stand before jealousy?
About this coordinate
Proverbs 27:4:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Proverbs 27:4, so the Hebrew word קִנְאָֽה׃ (kine) 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.27.4.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.27.4.W8.S1) and character.