Proverbs 29:18:1Prov.29.18.W1TAB
בְּאֵ֣ין
been
“in the absence of”
- Transliteration
- be-EN
- Extended
- beh-EEN
- IPA
- /bəˈʔeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the absence of
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Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| 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
be-EN
- clause
be-EN kha-ZON yip-pa-RA AM
- sentence
be-EN kha-ZON yip-pa-RA AM ve-sho-MER to-RA ash-re-HU
Exegesis
The verse begins with the conditional locative phrase be'en {בְּאֵין | bə-ʾên} ‘in absence’ plus the noun chazon {חָזוֹן | ḥā-zôn} ‘vision’, forming the protasis.
In context — Proverbs 29:18
Where there is no vision, the people become unrestrained, but whoever keeps the law is blessed .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 29:18:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 29:18, so the Hebrew word בְּאֵ֣ין (been) 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.29.18.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.29.18.W1.S1) and character.