Proverbs 3:30:4Prov.3.30.W4TAB
חִנָּ֑ם
khinam
“without cause or for nothing”
- Transliteration
- khi-NAM
- Extended
- khih-NAAM
- IPA
- /ħinˈnaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- without cause or for nothing
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Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
khi-NAM
- clause
AL-te-rov ta-RIV im-A-dam khi-NAM
- sentence
AL-te-rov ta-RIV im-A-dam khi-NAM im-LO ge-MAL-kha ra-A
Exegesis
The adverb khinam {חִנָּ֑ם | ḥinnām} qualifies the action as baseless.
In context — Proverbs 3:30
Refrain from contending or quarreling with a man without cause , if he has not inflicted injury upon you .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 3:30:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 3:30, so the Hebrew word חִנָּ֑ם (khinam) 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.3.30.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.3.30.W4.S1) and character.