Proverbs 3:15:4Prov.3.15.W4TAB
מִפְּנִינִ֑ים
mipeninim
“pearls”
- Transliteration
- mi-pe-ni-NIM
- Extended
- mih-peh-nih-NEEM
- IPA
- /mip.pəniˈniːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- pearls
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mi-pe-ni-NIM
- clause
ye-ka-RA HI mi-fa-NA-yim mi-pe-ni-NIM
- sentence
ye-ka-RA HI mi-fa-NA-yim mi-pe-ni-NIM ve-KHOL-kha-fa-TSE-kha LO yi-she-VU-VAH
Exegesis
The comparative phrase min-pĕnīnīm {מִּפְּנִינִים | min-pə-nī-nīm} ‘than pearls’ sets the standard.
Root and etymology
p-n-npe–nun–nun
“pearls”
In context — Proverbs 3:15
She is more precious than pearls , and all your desires cannot equal her.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 3:15:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 3:15, so the Hebrew word מִפְּנִינִ֑ים (mipeninim) 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.3.15.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.3.15.W4.S1) and character.