Proverbs 3:34:4Prov.3.34.W4TAB
וְ֝לַעֲנָוִ֗ים
velanavim
“and to the humble”
- Transliteration
- ve-la-na-VIM
- Extended
- veh-lah-nah-VEEM
- IPA
- /və.la.ʕă.naːˈviːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and to the humble
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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
ve-la-na-VIM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-la-ni-YIM ve-la-na-VIM
- clause
ve-la-ni-YIM ve-la-na-VIM yit-TEN-KHEN
- sentence
im-la-le-TSIM HU-ya-LITS ve-la-ni-YIM ve-la-na-VIM yit-TEN-KHEN
Exegesis
Two parallel prepositional phrases, u-le-anayim {ולעניים | wə-lə-ʿă-nā-yim} ‘and to the afflicted’ and ve-la-anavim {וְלַעֲנָוִים | wə-lā-ʿă-nā-vîm} ‘and to the humble’, establish an inclusive contrast.
Root and etymology
ʿ-n-wayin–nun–waw
“to be lowly, humble”
In context — Proverbs 3:34
Indeed, He derides the scorners , but He bestows favor upon the humble.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 3:34:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 3:34, so the Hebrew word וְ֝לַעֲנָוִ֗ים (velanavim) 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.3.34.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.3.34.W4.S1) and character.