Proverbs 28:21:1Prov.28.21.W1TAB
הַֽכֵּר־פָּנִ֥ים
hakerpanim
“to show recognition of faces or to show partiality”
- Transliteration
- ha-KER-pa-NIM
- Extended
- hah-KEER-paa-NEEM
- IPA
- /haˈkeːr.paˈniːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to show recognition of faces or to show partiality
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-KER-pa-NIM
- clause
ha-KER-pa-NIM LO-tov
- sentence
ha-KER-pa-NIM LO-tov ve-AL-pat-LE-khem yif-SHA-ga-VER
Exegesis
The verse begins with the infinitive construct phrase haker panim {הַכֵּר־פָּנִים | ha-kêr pâ-nîm} ‘to show partiality’ serving as the subject.
Root and etymology
Rootnun–kaph–resh
“to discern, recognize, acknowledge”
In context — Proverbs 28:21
To show partiality is not good, and for a piece of bread a man will transgress.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 28:21:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 28:21, so the Hebrew word הַֽכֵּר־פָּנִ֥ים (hakerpanim) 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.28.21.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.28.21.W1.S1) and character.