Proverbs 28:7:4Prov.28.7.W4TAB
מֵבִ֑ין
mevin
“understanding or discerning”
- Transliteration
- me-VIN
- Extended
- meh-VEEN
- IPA
- /meːˈviːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- understanding or discerning
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
- clause
no-TSER to-RA BEN me-VIN
- sentence
no-TSER to-RA BEN me-VIN ve-ro-E zo-le-LIM ya-khe-LIM a-VIV
Exegesis
The verse employs mesh-participial clauses, where notzer {נוֹצֵר | nō·ṣer} ‘one who keeps’ and mĕvîn {מֵבִין | mĕ·vîn} ‘understanding’ highlight the positive character of the son.
Root and etymology
ב־י־ן
“understand”
In context — Proverbs 28:7
A son who keeps the law is understanding, but a companion of gluttons brings shame to his father .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 28:7:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 28:7, so the Hebrew word מֵבִ֑ין (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.28.7.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.28.7.W4.S1) and character.