Proverbs 30:15:7Prov.30.15.W7TAB
הֵ֭נָּה
hena
“they”
- Transliteration
- HE-na
- Extended
- HEH-nah
- IPA
- /ˈheːn.naː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they
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Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| 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
HE-na
- phraseyour reading level
HAV HAV sha-LOSH HE-na LO tis-be-AN-na
- clause
la-a-lu-KA she-TEI va-NOT HAV HAV sha-LOSH HE-na LO tis-be-AN-na
- sentence
la-a-lu-KA she-TEI va-NOT HAV HAV sha-LOSH HE-na LO tis-be-AN-na ar-be-A LO-a-me-RU HON
Exegesis
The clauses shalosh hennâ lo tishba‘nâ {שָׁל֣וֹשׁ הֵ֭נָּה לֹ֣א תִשְׂבַּ֑עְנָה | šālôš hennâ lōʾ tišba‘nāh} ‘three are not satisfied’ and ’arbâ‘ lo-’āmerû hôn {אַרְבַּ֗ע לֹא־אָ֥מְרוּ הֽוֹן | ’arbā‘ lō-’āmerû hôn} ‘four have not said “Enough”’ illustrate Hebrew numerical parallelism that intensifies the theme of insatiability. The imperfect tišba‘nāh marks an ongoing state of unfulfilled craving, while the perfect ’āmerû with negation lo- conveys a definitive refusal to acknowledge sufficiency.
In context — Proverbs 30:15
The leech has two daughters calling “Give, give.” There are three who are never satisfied and four who have not said “Enough” .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 30:15:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 30:15, so the Hebrew word הֵ֭נָּה (hena) 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.30.15.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.30.15.W7.S1) and character.