Proverbs 28:24:5Prov.28.24.W5TAB
אֵֽין־פָּ֑שַׁע
enpasha
“there is no transgression”
- Transliteration
- EN-PA-sha
- Extended
- EEN-PAH-shah
- IPA
- /ˈʔeːn.ˈpaː.ʃaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- there is no transgression
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
EN-PA-sha
- phraseyour reading level
ve-o-MER EN-PA-sha
- clause
go-ZEL a-VIV ve-im-MO ve-o-MER EN-PA-sha
- sentence
go-ZEL a-VIV ve-im-MO ve-o-MER EN-PA-sha kha-VER HU le-ISH mash-KHIT
Exegesis
The conjunctive participle v’omer {וְאֹמֵ֥ר | wə’ōmêr} ‘and saying’ introduces the offender’s rationalization, followed by the verbless clause ein-pasha {אֵֽין־פָּ֑שַׁע | ’ên-pāšā‘} ‘there is no offense’, which downplays wrongdoing.
Root and etymology
p-sh-‘pe–shin–ayin
“rebel, transgress”
In context — Proverbs 28:24
Whoever robs his father or his mother and says, “There is no offense,” is a companion to a man who destroys .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 28:24:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 28:24, so the Hebrew word אֵֽין־פָּ֑שַׁע (enpasha) 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.28.24.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.28.24.W5.S1) and character.