Proverbs 28:8:6Prov.28.8.W6TAB
לְחוֹנֵ֖ן
lekhonen
“for one who is gracious”
- Transliteration
- le-kho-NEN
- Extended
- leh-khoh-NEEN
- IPA
- /ləħoːˈneːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- for one who is gracious
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| 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
le-kho-NEN
- clause
le-kho-NEN da-LIM yik-be-TSE-nu
- sentence
mar-BE ho-NO be-NE-shekh u-ve-tar-BIT ve-tar-BIT le-kho-NEN da-LIM yik-be-TSE-nu
Exegesis
The infinitive le-khonen {לְחוֹנֵ֖ן | ləḥōnēn} functions as a purpose clause with dallim {דַּלִּ֣ים | dallīm} ‘poor’ as its object.
In context — Proverbs 28:8
One who increases his wealth by interest and profit will gather it for one who shows favor to the poor .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 28:8:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 28:8, so the Hebrew word לְחוֹנֵ֖ן (lekhonen) 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.28.8.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.28.8.W6.S1) and character.