Proverbs 29:13:6Prov.29.13.W6TAB
שְׁנֵיהֶ֣ם
shenehem
“both of them”
- Transliteration
- she-NE-hem
- Extended
- sheh-NEE-hehm
- IPA
- /ʃəneːˈhem/
Meaning by language
- English
- both of them
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
she-NE-hem
- phraseyour reading level
she-NE-hem Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
me-IR-e-NE she-NE-hem Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
RASH ve-ISH te-kha-KHIM nif-GA-shu me-IR-e-NE she-NE-hem Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The Hifil participle mēʾîr {מֵאִיר | mēʾîr} ‘giving light’ and the construct phrase ʿênê šənêhem {עֵינֵי שְׁנֵיהֶם | ʿênê šənêhem} ‘the eyes of both of them’ form a result clause.
In context — Proverbs 29:13
The poor man and the oppressor meet together; the LORD gives light to the eyes of both.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 29:13:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 29:13, so the Hebrew word שְׁנֵיהֶ֣ם (shenehem) 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.29.13.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.29.13.W6.S1) and character.