Proverbs 27:8:3Prov.27.8.W3TAB
מִן־קִנָּ֑הּ
minkinah
“from her nest”
- Transliteration
- min-ki-NAH
- Extended
- mihn-kih-NAH
- IPA
- /min.qinˈnaːh/
Meaning by language
- English
- from her nest
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| 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
min-ki-NAH
- clause
ke-TSI-por no-DE-det min-ki-NAH
- sentence
ke-TSI-por no-DE-det min-ki-NAH KEN-ish no-DED mim-me-ko-MO
Exegesis
In the first clause the feminine noun ṣip̄pōr {צִפּוֹר | ṣip̄pōr} takes the participle nô-ḏe-ḏeṯ {נוֹדֶדֶת | nô-ḏe-ḏeṯ} and the prepositional phrase min-qinnāh {מִן־קִנָּהּ | min-qinnāh} ‘from her nest’.
In context — Proverbs 27:8
As a bird wanders from her nest , so a man wanders from his place .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 27:8:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 27:8, so the Hebrew word מִן־קִנָּ֑הּ (minkinah) 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.27.8.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.27.8.W3.S1) and character.