Proverbs 28:27:1Prov.28.27.W1TAB
נוֹתֵ֣ן
noten
“one giving or gives”
- Transliteration
- no-TEN
- Extended
- noh-TEEN
- IPA
- /noːˈteːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- one giving or gives
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
no-TEN
- clause
no-TEN la-RASH EN makh-SOR
- sentence
no-TEN la-RASH EN makh-SOR u-ma-LIM e-NAV rav-me-E-ROT
Exegesis
The Hebrew verse employs two participles to establish an ethical antithesis: noten {נוֹתֵן | nōtēn} ‘one who gives’ in Qal and uma’alim {וּמַעְלִים | ū-ma‘ă-lîm} ‘one who hides’ in Hiphil.
Root and etymology
n-t-nnun–tav–nun
“to give”
In context — Proverbs 28:27
The one who gives to the poor will lack nothing, but whoever hides his eyes will have many curses .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 28:27:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 28:27, so the Hebrew word נוֹתֵ֣ן (noten) 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.28.27.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.28.27.W1.S1) and character.