Proverbs 28:23:4Prov.28.23.W4TAB
חֵ֣ן
khen
“favor”
- Transliteration
- KHEN
- Extended
- KHEEN
- IPA
- /ˈħeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- favor
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
KHEN
- phraseyour reading level
a-DAM a-kha-RAI KHEN yim-TS A
- clause
mo-KHI-akh a-DAM a-kha-RAI KHEN yim-TS A
- sentence
mo-KHI-akh a-DAM a-kha-RAI KHEN yim-TS A mim-ma-kha-LIK la-SHON
Exegesis
The prepositional adverbial acharai {אַ֭חֲרַי | ă-ḥă-rāy} ‘afterward’ introduces a result clause marked by the object-verb sequence chen yimtsa {חֵ֣ן יִמְצָ֑א | ḥên yim-ṣāʾ} ‘favor will find’, emphasizing the outcome through object-verb order.
Root and etymology
ḥ-n-ncheth–nun–nun
“grace, favor”
In context — Proverbs 28:23
One who reproves a man will afterward find favor more than one who flatters the tongue .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 28:23:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 28:23, so the Hebrew word חֵ֣ן (khen) 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.28.23.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.28.23.W4.S1) and character.