Proverbs 3:13:7Prov.3.13.W7TAB
תְּבוּנָֽה׃
tevuna
“understanding”
- Transliteration
- te-vu-NA
- Extended
- teh-voo-NAA
- IPA
- /təvuːˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- understanding
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
te-vu-NA
- phraseyour reading level
ya-FIK te-vu-NA
- clause
ve-a-DAM ya-FIK te-vu-NA
- sentence
ash-RE a-DAM ma-TSA khokh-MA ve-a-DAM ya-FIK te-vu-NA
Exegesis
The conjunction veadam {וְאָדָם | wə-ʾā-dām} links to the next clause, where yafik {יָפִיק | yā-p̄îq} ‘draws forth’ is a Hiphil imperfect highlighting ongoing effort toward tevunah {תְּבוּנָה | tə-bū-nāh} ‘understanding’. The contrast of perfect and imperfect accentuates both reception and active extraction of insight within a synonymous parallelism.
Root and etymology
Rootb–y–n
“understanding, discernment”
In context — Proverbs 3:13
Blessed is the man who finds wisdom , and the man who obtains understanding .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 3:13:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 3:13, so the Hebrew word תְּבוּנָֽה׃ (tevuna) 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.3.13.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.3.13.W7.S1) and character.