Proverbs 28:2:6Prov.28.2.W6TAB
מֵבִ֥ין
mevin
“understanding”
- Transliteration
- me-VIN
- Extended
- meh-VEEN
- IPA
- /meːˈviːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- understanding
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-VIN
- phraseyour reading level
u-ve-A-dam me-VIN yo-DE-a
- clause
u-ve-A-dam me-VIN yo-DE-a KEN ya-a-RIKH
- sentence
be-FE-sha E-rets ra-BIM sa-RE-ha u-ve-A-dam me-VIN yo-DE-a KEN ya-a-RIKH
Exegesis
The second clause begins with uveadam {וּבְאָדָם | u-və-ʾā-dām} ‘and by a man’ introducing a stabilizing agent, followed by the parallel participles mevin {מֵבִין | mē-vîn} ‘understanding’ and yodea {יֹדֵעַ | yō-dē-ʻa} ‘knowing’ to emphasize comprehensive wisdom.
Root and etymology
ב־י־ן
“understand”
In context — Proverbs 28:2
By the transgression of a land, its rulers become many; but by a man of understanding and knowledge , its stability will be prolonged.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 28:2:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 28:2, so the Hebrew word מֵבִ֥ין (mevin) 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.28.2.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.28.2.W6.S1) and character.