Proverbs 28:16:6Prov.28.16.W6TAB
שנאי
senai
“hating ones of or one who hates”
- Transliteration
- se-na-I
- Extended
- seh-nah-EE
- IPA
- /sənaˈʔiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- hating ones of or one who hates
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
se-na-I
- phraseyour reading level
se-na-I so-NE VE-tsa
- clause
se-na-I so-NE VE-tsa ya-a-RIKH ya-MIM
- sentence
na-GID kha-SAR te-vu-NOT ve-RAV ma-a-shak-KOT se-na-I so-NE VE-tsa ya-a-RIKH ya-MIM
Exegesis
A contrastive waw introduces the second statement with sone beṣaʿ {שֹׂנֵא בֶצַע | sō-nê be-ṣaʿ} ‘one who hates gain’.
In context — Proverbs 28:16
A leader who lacks understanding commits many extortions , but whoever hates unjust gain will prolong his days .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 28:16:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 28:16, so the Hebrew word שנאי (senai) 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.28.16.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.28.16.W6.S1) and character.