Proverbs 29:17:2Prov.29.17.W2TAB
בִּ֭נְךָ
binkha
“your son”
- Transliteration
- BIN-kha
- Extended
- BIHN-khaa
- IPA
- /ˈbin.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- your son
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
BIN-kha
- clause
ya-SER BIN-kha vi-ni-KHE-kha
- sentence
ya-SER BIN-kha vi-ni-KHE-kha ve-yit-TEN ma-a-da-NIM le-naf-SHE-kha
Exegesis
The direct object binkā {בִּ֭נְךָ | binĕkā} ‘your son’ follows the imperative.
In context — Proverbs 29:17
Discipline your son, and he will give you rest ; and he will give delights to your soul.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 29:17:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 29:17, so the Hebrew word בִּ֭נְךָ (binkha) 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.29.17.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.29.17.W2.S1) and character.