מַעֲנֶֽה׃

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 מַעֲנֶֽה׃

   ma-a-NE

   an answer or a response
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וְאֵ֣ין מַעֲנֶֽה׃

   ve-EN ma-a-NE

   and there is not an answer or a response
3. clause🔊 כִּֽי־יָ֝בִ֗ין וְאֵ֣ין מַעֲנֶֽה׃

   ki-ya-VIN ve-EN ma-a-NE

   for he understands or though he understands and there is not an answer or a response
4. sentence🔊 בִּ֭דְבָרִים לֹא־יִוָּ֣סֶר עָ֑בֶד כִּֽי־יָ֝בִ֗ין וְאֵ֣ין מַעֲנֶֽה׃

   bid-va-RIM lo-yi-VA-ser A-VED ki-ya-VIN ve-EN ma-a-NE

   by words or with words not is disciplined or is corrected a servant for he understands or though he understands and there is not an answer or a response

Exegesis

The subject eved {עָבֶד | ʿā·ved} ‘servant’ and the causal conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} ‘for’ introduce a concessive clause yavin {יָבִין | yā·vîn} ‘he understands’, which leads to a verbless result clause ve’eyn maaneh {וְאֵין מַעֲנֶה | wə·ʾên ma·ʿă·neh} ‘there is no answer’. The contrast between understanding and lack of reply underlines the futility of correction by mere words. The paratactic structure links clauses directly, emphasizing unmediated cause and effect.

Root and etymology

ע־נ־ה🔊 ayin–nun–heh

“answer”

• 🔊 עָנָהanahhe answeredGenesis 18:27