Proverbs 29:21:1Prov.29.21.W1TAB
מְפַנֵּ֣ק
mefannek
“one pampering”
- Transliteration
- me-fan-NEK
- Extended
- meh-fahn-NEHK
- IPA
- /məfanˈnɛːq/
Meaning by language
- English
- one pampering
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-fan-NEK
- clause
me-fan-NEK min-NO-ar av-DO
- sentence
me-fan-NEK min-NO-ar av-DO ve-a-kha-ri-TO yih-ye ma-NON
Exegesis
The verse begins with the Piel participle mefanneq {מְפַנֵּק | mə·phăn·nēq} ‘one who pampers’, functioning as the subject indicating habitual indulgence.
Root and etymology
p-n-qpe–nun–qof
“to pamper”
In context — Proverbs 29:21
One who pampers his servant from youth will, in the end, have him become an heir .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 29:21:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 29:21, so the Hebrew word מְפַנֵּ֣ק (mefannek) 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.29.21.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.29.21.W1.S1) and character.